Kigoma
Kigoma is a city in Tanzania. Beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Capital of the Western Region. Main railway terminus on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.| Map | Satellite | Directions |
- Location: Northwest Tanzania, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- Population: 130,000
- IATA airport code: TKQ
- United Nations Location Code: TZ TKQ
- Latitude: -4.8769° or 4° 52' 37" south
- Longitude: 29.6267° or 29° 37' 36" east
- Elevation: 769 meters (2523 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 157738
Also Known As
- Arabic: كيغوما
- Belarusian: Кігома
- Bulgarian: Кигома
- Chinese: 基戈馬
- Esperanto: Kigomo
- French: Kigoma
- German: Kigoma
- Hebrew: קיגומה
- Italian: Kigoma
- Japanese: キゴマ
- Korean: 키고마
- Persian: کیگوما
- Russian: Кигома
- Russian: Кигоме
- Spanish: Kigoma
- Swahili (macrolanguage): Kigoma-Ujiji
- Urdu: کیگوما
In the Area
Localities
- MwangaVillage, 1½ km southeast
- KibiriziTown, 2½ km north
- BangweVillage, 3 km south
- ButekoVillage, 3 km south
- GunguVillage, 3 km northeast
- ButungaVillage, 3 km north
Landmarks
- Primary SchoolSchool
- YamaginHostel
- gas stationGas station, 2½ km southeast
- Mulukoyoyo GuesthouseHotel, 2½ km northeast
- Nsenga Bus StopBus stop, 3 km northeast
- TBC RadioGuest house, 3 km southeast
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