Kahama, Tanzania

Kahama is a town in north-western Tanzania. The town serves as the headquarters of Kahama Urban District.

Geography
Kahama is located in the Kahama District of the Shinyanga Region, approximately 109 km, by road, south-west of Shinyanga where the regional headquarters are located. The town is approximately 536 km, by road, north-west of Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania.

Population
As of August 2022, the population of Kahama was 453,654.

Places of interest
The following nine placed of interest are in or near the town:


 * 1) Headquarters of Kahama District Administration
 * 2) Offices of Kahama Town Council
 * 3) Kahama Central Market
 * 4) Buzwagi Gold Mine
 * 5) Kahama Mining Corporation Limited - an underground gold mine operated by Barrick Gold, a Canadian mining company
 * 6) Kahama General Hospital
 * 7) Kahama Airstrip
 * 8) Dodoma-Bukoba highway
 * 9) Northern Kahama Game Reserve - about 40 km, by road, north of Kahama