Sumve, Tanzania is located in the Kwimba District of the Mwanza Region, at (2°44′50″S33°13′40″E). Sumve's residents are predominantly from the Wasukuma tribe, the largest in Tanzania, but some of Sumve's institutions employ Wahaya, Wajita, Wakerewe, Wanyamwezi and others from neighboring tribes. Therefore, many of the residents speak Kisukuma along with Swahili, the national language.