Kahama is a town in north-western
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. The town serves as the headquarters of
Kahama Urban District.
Geography
Kahama is located in the Kahama District of the
Shinyanga Region
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Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa wa Shinyanga'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga.
The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Reg ...
, approximately , by road, south-west of
Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The ...
where the regional headquarters are located. The town is approximately , by road, north-west of
Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania.
Population
As of January 2006, the population of Kahama was estimated at 36,000.
Places of interest
The following nine placed of interest are in or near the town:
# Headquarters of Kahama District Administration
# Offices of Kahama Town Council
# Kahama Central Market
#
Buzwagi Gold Mine
# Kahama Mining Corporation Limited - an underground gold mine operated by
Barrick Gold, a Canadian mining company
# Kahama General Hospital
#
Kahama Airstrip
# Dodoma-
Bukoba
Bukoba is a city with a population of 128,796 (2012 census), situated in the north west of Tanzania on the south western shores of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District. ...
highway
# Northern Kahama Game Reserve - about , by road, north of Kahama
References
{{Commons category, Kahama
Populated places in Shinyanga Region
Cities in the Great Rift Valley