Kahama

About Kahama

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

Kahama is located in the Kahama District of the Shinyanga Region, approximately 109 kilometres (68 mi), by road, south-west of Shinyanga where the regional headquarters are located. The town is approximately 536 kilometres (333 mi), by road, north-west of Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania.

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

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

Headquarters of Kahama District Administration

Kahama Mining Corporation Limited - an underground gold mine operated by Barrick Gold, a Canadian mining company

Northern Kahama Game Reserve - about 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, north of Kahama

Overview adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA. Photography via Wikimedia Commons.