KIGOMA

Kigoma · TANZANIA (TZ) · 4.88°S / 29.63°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 157,738

Kigoma is a city in Tanzania with a population of 232,388. It sits at -4.88/29.63, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 6 km from Mwandiga.

Population 232,388

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Kigoma
Coords: 4.88°S / 29.63°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

NE Mwandiga Kigoma 16,822 6.3 km

Air access

nearby

TKQ

Kigoma Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kigoma?: 232,388 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kigoma in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Kigoma in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Kigoma?: Kigoma Airport (TKQ).
How far is Kigoma from Dodoma?: About 692 km.
Does Kigoma have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Tanzania?: English.
What currency is used in Tanzania?: Tanzanian Shilling.
How many cities are in Tanzania?: 320 on record.
Which admin region is Kigoma in?: Kigoma.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/157738

{
  "data": {
    "id": 157738,
    "name": "Kigoma",
    "ascii_name": "Kigoma",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 232388,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -4.87694,
    "longitude": 29.62667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.8x the population of Mwandiga.
6 km from Mwandiga.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.