Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania

Bukoba City | Ports | Utility | Economy | Transport : Air : Bus | Sport

🇹🇿 Bukoba is a city situated in the north west of The United Republic 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. The city is served by Bukoba Airport and regular ferry connections to and from Mwanza, as well as roads linking to Uganda's Rakai District for the cross border car commuters with plans underway for a standard gauge railway construction to fulfil the high ambitions of Uganda.

Bukoba City Situated on the south western shores of Lake Victoria, Bukoba lies only 1 degree south of the Equator.

Bukoba is situated at the South Western shores of Lake Victoria in the north western region of Tanzania. The regional capital and Kagera's biggest town is the gateway to the region.

Ports Bukoba is currently Tanzania's second largest port on Lake Victoria after Mwanza.

Utility Bukoba is served by the National Electric Utility Company TANESCO.

Economy Kagera's Regional Commissioner Col. Fabian Massawe resides and has his head office in The Bukoba Central Business District.

The city is flat and compact, forming a bowl as it is surrounded by hills. The town has a bus stand, a big airport and a port with a ferry that used to travel from Bukoba via Kemondo bay port to Mwanza on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, but was suspended in 2014 when the ferry broke down irreparably.

Transport: Air The Airport is located south east of the city. The address on Sokoine Road.

Auric Air flies three times a day to Mwanza. In 2010 the airport was being extended as more flights were expected in line with capacity growth milestones of The Air Terminal reviewed after published reports every quarter of the year. Air Tanzania (ATCL) also have scheduled flights to Bukoba throughout the week with connecting flights through Mwanza to Dar es Salaam

Transport: Bus Bus Station leaves for Kampala at 7 am every day (about 6 hours) and from Kampala for Bukoba at 11 am every day. It boasts a white sandy beach, a large market, a port tennis courts and a swimming pool. It has three banks, two of which take VISA cards in the ATM.

Bukoba Town itself has the status of a municipal Council. It has a municipal Director and other local government officials like other district councils in the region.

Sport Bukoba is represented in the Tanzanian Premier League by football club Kagera Sugar. It is the home to several charities - including SHARE in Africa and Jambo Bukoba. Both are focused on the educational sector.

The Kaitaba Stadium is also found in south east of Bukoba on Jamhuri Road.

Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania 
Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania
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Bukoba has a population of over 100,000 people. Bukoba also forms the centre of the wider Kagera Region which has a population of over 2,458,023 people.

To set up a UBI Lab for Bukoba see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

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Antipodal to Bukoba is: -148.188,1.332

Locations Near: Bukoba 31.8122,-1.33167

🇺🇬 Kasaali 31.54,-0.631 d: 83.6  

🇺🇬 Kyotera 31.533,-0.617 d: 85.3  

🇺🇬 Masaka 31.733,-0.333 d: 111.4  

🇺🇬 Mbarara 30.65,-0.6 d: 152.7  

🇹🇿 Geita 32.217,-2.867 d: 176.5  

🇹🇿 Mwanza 32.902,-2.569 d: 183.3  

🇺🇬 Kyengera 32.5,0.283 d: 195.2  

🇷🇼 Gasabo 30.133,-1.883 d: 196.4  

🇺🇬 Kampala 32.585,0.325 d: 203.2  

🇺🇬 Wakiso 32.467,0.383 d: 204.1  

Antipodal to: Bukoba -148.188,1.332

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17911.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 17836.3  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 17680.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 17661.9  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 17660.1  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 17658  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 17560  

🇺🇸 Pearl City -157.969,21.394 d: 17545.2  

🇺🇸 Līhuʻe -159.35,21.967 d: 17422  

🇺🇸 Lihue -159.35,21.967 d: 17422  

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