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Nyangofa Destination Guide

Delve into Nyangofa in Tanzania

Nyangofa in the region of Kigoma is located in Tanzania - some 419 mi or ( 674 km ) West of Dodoma , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Nyangofa

Local time in Nyangofa is now 09:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Ujiji, Tabora, Mwanza, Musoma, and Mwandiga. While being here, you might want to check out Ujiji . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Nyangofa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Chimpanzee Feeding Frenzy Gombe Stream NP

1:08 min by TheWildSource
Views: 1410 Rating: 4.43

Wildlife Biologist Planned Safaris for wildlife enthusiasts - www.thewildsource.com Two chimpanzees quickly eat vast quantities of leaves at Gombe Stream National Park. Video Taken on May 18th, 2009 b ..

Olive Baboon Grooming Time at Gombe Stream

1:08 min by TheWildSource
Views: 915 Rating: 5.00

An Olive Baboon grooms her young at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Video taken on May 18th by TheWildSource.com's Bill Given. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ujiji

Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania, located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Kigoma. In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 4,100. Part of the Kigoma/Ujiji urban area, the regional population was about 50,000 in 1978. Ujiji is the place where Richard Burton and John Speke first reached the shore of Lake Tanganyika in 1858. It is also the site of the famous meeting on October 28, 1871 when Henry Stanley found Dr.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -4.90 29.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Lake Tanganyika, Populated places in the Kigoma Region

Lake Tanganyika Stadium

Lake Tanganyika Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kigoma, Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000.

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Located at -4.90 29.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Football venues in Tanzania, Multi-purpose stadiums in Tanzania

Kigoma

Kigoma is a town and lake port in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of 135,234 (2007 census) and an elevation of 775 m. The historic trading town of Ujiji is 6 km south-east of Kigoma.

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Located at -4.88 29.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Great Rift Valley, Populated places in the Kigoma Region, Populated places on Lake Tanganyika, Regional capitals in Tanzania

Gombe Stream National Park

Gombe Stream National Park is located in western Kigoma Region, Tanzania, 10 miles (20 km) north of Kigoma, the capital of Kigoma Region. Established in 1968, Gombe is the smallest national park in Tanzania, with only 20 square miles of forest running along the hills of the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. The terrain is distinguished by steep valleys, and the forest vegetation ranges from grassland to alpine bamboo to tropical rainforest.

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Located at -4.67 29.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 1968 establishments in Tanzania, Jane Goodall, Kigoma Region, Lake Tanganyika, National parks of Tanzania, Protected areas established in 1968

Kigoma Region

Kigoma is one of the thirty administrative regions of Tanzania, in East Africa. The regional capital is Kigoma. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kigoma Region was 1,679,109. In September 2011, Issa Machibya replaced Joseph Simbakalia as the Regional Commissioner of the Kigoma Region.

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Located at -5.00 30.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Kigoma Region, Regions of Tanzania