Kigoma

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Kigoma

Coordinates-4.88°, 29.63°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of 232,388. The city is situated at an elevation of 775 metres (2,543 ft).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Godfrey Mwakikagile

Tanzanian writer and scholar

Zitto Kabwe

Tanzanian Member of Parliament

Ali Kiba

Tanzanian singer-songwriter

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Saadani Abdu Kandoro

Tanzanian political leader and poet

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Susan Mashibe

FAA-certified pilot and founder of VIA Aviation

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Prince Amanda

Tanzanian footballer

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Kaluta Amri Abeid

Tanzanian muslim cleric, civil servant, Minister of Justice of Tanganyika, mayor of Dar es Salaam, Swahili poet and translator

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Salum Kanoni

Tanzanian footballer

Nestor Irankunda

Australian association football player (born 2006)

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Enekia Kasonga

Tanzanian association football player (born 2002)

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Irene Kisisa

Tanzanian association football player

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Saidi Swedi

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Baba Levo

Tanzanian musician

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Bashiru Abdallah

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Jasitin Kubwimana

American wrestler (born 2005)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kigoma

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Seen 2026-07-30

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Seen 2026-07-29

Zaddach’s Mimic Forester

Euphaedra zaddachii

Seen 2026-07-29

African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Seen 2026-07-04

African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Seen 2026-07-04

Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Seen 2026-07-04

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-07-04

Collared Palm-Thrush

Cichladusa arquata

Seen 2026-07-03

Red-throated Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

Seen 2026-07-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).