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Kigoma is one of the busiest ports on northeastern Lake Tanganyika.

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Kigoma

Tanzania

Country
Tanzania
Population
215.0K
Coordinates
-4.88, 29.63
788th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Transport” section

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Photo: D. Tamimo Boehm, assent by email 9+10 June 2014, for license CC-Lizenz by-sa attribution · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The MV Liemba sails every week from Kigoma to Mpulungu in Zambia.

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Kigoma

Tanzania

Country
Tanzania
Population
215.0K
Coordinates
-4.88, 29.63
788th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Transport” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: D. Tamimo Boehm, assent by email 9+10 June 2014, for license CC-Lizenz by-sa attribution · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kigoma Port has a wharf of two hundred metres (660 ft) and several cranes.

Kigoma
Tanzania
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Kigoma

Tanzania

Country
Tanzania
Population
215.0K
Coordinates
-4.88, 29.63
788th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Transport” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: D. Tamimo Boehm, assent by email 9+10 June 2014, for license CC-Lizenz by-sa attribution · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kigoma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a wet season between November and April.

Kigoma
Tanzania
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Kigoma

Tanzania

Country
Tanzania
Population
215.0K
Coordinates
-4.88, 29.63
788th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Climate” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: D. Tamimo Boehm, assent by email 9+10 June 2014, for license CC-Lizenz by-sa attribution · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The Central Line of the Tanzania Railways Corporation runs from Kigoma to the Port of Dar es Salaam.

Kigoma
Tanzania
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Kigoma

Tanzania

Country
Tanzania
Population
215.0K
Coordinates
-4.88, 29.63
788th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Transport” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: D. Tamimo Boehm, assent by email 9+10 June 2014, for license CC-Lizenz by-sa attribution · CC BY-SA 4.0

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