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Discover Rushwa in Tanzania

Rushwa in the region of Kagera is a town located in Tanzania - some 426 mi or ( 686 km ) North-West of Dodoma , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rushwa is now 12:11 PM (Wednesday) . 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: Rukindo, Musoma, Mbatama, Kishanda, and Kigoma. When in this area, you might want to check out Rukindo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rushwa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kashasha

Kashasha is a village on the western coast of Lake Victoria in the Kagera Region of what is now Tanzania, near the border of Uganda. The village is known for having been the locus of the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.76 31.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Kagera Region

Kagera Region

Kagera Region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania, known as West Lake Region before June 1979. Bukoba, Kagera Region's capital, is a fast growing town situated on the shore of Lake Victoria. Bukoba lies only 1 degree south of the Equator and is Tanzania's second largest port on the lake. The region neighbors Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi and lies across the lake from Kenya. It is possible to arrive in Kagera by air from Mwanza, road from Rwanda or Uganda or by ferry from Mwanza.

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Located at -1.92 31.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Kagera Region, Regions of Tanzania

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