Musoma

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Musoma

Total population

164,172

Coordinates-1.50°, 33.81°

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

Overview

Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Paul Bomani

Tanzanian politician and ambassador (1925–2005)

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Samwel Mwera

Tanzanian athletics competitor (born 1985)

Sospeter Muhongo

Tanzanian geologist and politician

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Vedastus Mathayo Manyinyi

Tanzanian politician

Joyce Ndalichako

Tanzanian politician

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Ibrahim Hamis Juma

Chief Justice of Tanzania

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Wilson Mahera Charles

Ph.D. Technische Universiteit Delft 2007

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Eliah Thomas Chubiri

author

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

Nearby places in Mara

• Nyakiswa
  22.6 mi away
• Mwibagi
  24.5 mi away
• Bon Coin
  1243.6 mi away
• Bomassa
  1244 mi away
• Danbal
  2634.6 mi away
• Goumbapari
  2637.1 mi away
• Takpo
  2639.6 mi away
• Koriba
  2640.1 mi away
• Talkaouna
  2644.4 mi away
• Tampour
  2645.1 mi away · pop. 621
• Dankana
  2645.4 mi away · pop. 406
• Piri
  2645.5 mi away · pop. 273

Browse all places in Mara →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Agama mwanzae

Seen 2026-07-18

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Seen 2026-07-16

Titoceres jaspideus

Titoceres jaspideus

Seen 2026-07-12

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Seen 2025-10-01

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Seen 2025-10-01

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2025-07-29

Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Seen 2025-07-25

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Seen 2025-07-25

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Seen 2025-07-25

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