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.[1] The town is approximately 536 kilometres (333 mi), by road, north-west of Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania.[2]
Population As of January 2006, the population of Kahama was estimated at 36,000.[3]
Points of interest
- Headquarters of Kahama District Administration
- Offices of Kahama Town Council
- Kahama Central Market
- Buzwagi Gold Mine
- Kahama Mining Corporation Limited – an underground gold mine operated by Barrick Gold, a Canadian mining company
- Kahama General Hospital
- Kahama Airstrip
- Dodoma-Bukobahighway
- Northern Kahama Game Reserve – about 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, north of Kahama
