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Bukoba is a city in Tanzania that serves as the capital of the Kagera Region. It is situated within the Bukoba Municipal District and lies next to Lake Victoria. The city has a population of 144,938 and is located at an elevation of 1,149 meters.
The local time zone is UTC+03:00, corresponding to the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam standard. A townhall for the Bukoba Municipal Council is located on Jamhuri Road in the Miembeni area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bukoba
- Region
- Kagera
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 144,938
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bukoba
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town of Kagera Region
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tanzania#Africa#World
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Bukoba
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Tanzania
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kagera Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bukoba Urban District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_urban
- 144938
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Rural
- Settlement.population_blank1
- 322448
- Settlement.timezone
- East Africa Time
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Bukoba
- Country
- Tanzania
- Located in
- Bukoba Municipal District
- Population
- 144938
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Lake Victoria
- Capital of
- Kagera Region
- Image
- Bukoba.JPG
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- Commons category
- Bukoba
- topic's main category
- Category:Bukoba
- P8168
- John Munro Longyear
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Bukoba is a bustling town on Lake Victoria.
Get around
The city centre is easily walkable, or you can just take one of the motorcycle taxis that are waiting at every street corner to take you to your destination.
See
thumb|The "Mater Misericordiae Church" in Bukoba
The iconic "Mater Misericordiae" cathedral (at Barongo and Jamhuri Road) is worth a look. As of 2021 there is also a large mosque being built just north of the bus station.
Connect
All major networks (Airtel, Halotel, Tigo, Vodacom) have stores in the city centre between Jamhuri Road and Kashozi Road, where you can purchase a local SIM card. You may have to try multiple shops until you find one that doesn't have "system problems" when registering foreign passports.
Go next
Masaka or Kampala Mwanza, which can also be reached by ferry (see Mwanza#By boat)
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Italiano
Bukoba è una città della Tanzania, situata nella regione del Kagera, della quale è capoluogo.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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