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Bukoba Destination Guide

Discover Bukoba in Tanzania

Bukoba in the region of Kagera with its 70,628 habitants is a town located in Tanzania - some 430 mi or ( 692 km ) North-West of Dodoma , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bukoba

Local time in Bukoba is now 05:38 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ntoma, Mwanza, Musoma, Kolekero, and Kigoma. When in this area, you might want to check out Ntoma . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bukoba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

President Kikwete Visits Bukoba

4:43 min by mpagedas
Views: 2950 Rating: 5.00

While taking a Sunday stroll, I saw a large crowd gathered at the site of a new hotel. I asked what was going on and was told, "The president of Tanzania is here to dedicate the new hotel." I ran home ..

Bugs!

0:05 min by lobster1101
Views: 349 Rating: 0.00

lake flies near lake victoria ..


School Supplies

2:25 min by mpagedas
Views: 70 Rating: 5.00

A girl scout troop from Tennessee sent a package of school supplies to some schoolchildren in Tanzania. This is a video of the delivery to the school (on American Thanksgiving!). ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bukoba

Bukoba is a town in northwest Tanzania on the western shore of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District. Population estimate: 100,000. The city is served by Bukoba Airport and regular ferry connections to Mwanza, as well as ground transport to Uganda's Rakai District.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.33 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bukoba, Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Populated places in the Kagera Region, Populated places on Lake Victoria, Regional capitals in Tanzania

Geita

Geita is a town in northwestern Tanzania of approximately 40,000 people, located 90 kilometers west of Mwanza. It is in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became the administrative headquarters of the newly created Geita Region.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.33 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Geita Region

Battle of Bukoba

The Battle of Bukoba was the first victory for Entente forces in German East Africa, coming after the disastrous battles of Tanga and Jassin. The British objective was the destruction of the Bukoba wireless station. Due to Bukoba's location on the shore of Lake Victoria, it was decided that the raid should take the form of an amphibious assault.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.33 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1915 in German East Africa, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the East African Campaign, Bukoba, Conflicts in 1915, Military history of Tanzania

Geita Region

Geita Region is one of Tanzania’s 30 administrative regions. The town of Geita is the capital. Geita Region was created in March 2012, from part of Shinyanga Region and part of Mwanza Region. The regional commissioner of the Geita Region is Magalula Saidi Magalula.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.33 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Regions of Tanzania

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Bukoba

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.