Kahama, Tanzania
# 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 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.

## 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:

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