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Bukoba is a town in northwest Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
 on the western shore of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
. It is the capital of the Kagera
Kagera

Kagera may refer to:* Kagera Region in Tanzania* Kagera River, originating in Burundi and flowing into Lake Victoria** Akagera National Park in Rwanda...
 region. Population estimate: 100,000. The city is served by Bukoba Airport
Bukoba Airport

Bukoba Airport is an airport in Bukoba, Tanzania .Scheduled services*Precision Air ...
 and regular ferry connections to Mwanza
Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of Mwanza Region and of the ethnic region Basukuma [English: Sukumaland]....
, as well as ground transport to Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
's Rakai District
Rakai District

Rakai is a Districts of Uganda in south-central Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town'. The district borders the northwestern Tanzanian district of Kagera to the south....
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About Bukoba
Situated on the shore of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
, Bukoba lies only 1 degree south
1st parallel south

The 1st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree south of the Earth equator.The parallel defines most of the border between Uganda and Tanzania, and a very short section of the border between Kenya and Tanzania....
 of the Equator and is Tanzania's second largest port on the lake.

Bukoba town is situated at the Western shore of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
 in the northwest of Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
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Bukoba is a town in northwest Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
 on the western shore of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
. It is the capital of the Kagera
Kagera

Kagera may refer to:* Kagera Region in Tanzania* Kagera River, originating in Burundi and flowing into Lake Victoria** Akagera National Park in Rwanda...
 region. Population estimate: 100,000. The city is served by Bukoba Airport
Bukoba Airport

Bukoba Airport is an airport in Bukoba, Tanzania .Scheduled services*Precision Air ...
 and regular ferry connections to Mwanza
Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern port of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of Mwanza Region and of the ethnic region Basukuma [English: Sukumaland]....
, as well as ground transport to Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
's Rakai District
Rakai District

Rakai is a Districts of Uganda in south-central Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town'. The district borders the northwestern Tanzanian district of Kagera to the south....
.

About Bukoba


Situated on the shore of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
, Bukoba lies only 1 degree south
1st parallel south

The 1st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree south of the Earth equator.The parallel defines most of the border between Uganda and Tanzania, and a very short section of the border between Kenya and Tanzania....
 of the Equator and is Tanzania's second largest port on the lake.

Bukoba town is situated at the Western shore of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
 in the northwest of Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
. The regional capital and Kagera's biggest town is the gateway to the region. The climate is sunny and mild most of the year. It can sometimes get cool especially in the evenings during the two rainy seasons, but never as cold as the winter season in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
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The town is flat and compact, forming a bowl as it is surrounded by hills. The town has one small bus stand, a small airport and a port with a ferry that travels from Bukoba via Kemondo bay port to Mwanza. It boasts a white sandy beach, a large market, a port, tennis courts and a swimming pool.

Bukoba Town itself has the status of a Town Council. It has a Town Director and other local government officials like other district councils in the region. It is expected that it will gain the status of Municipal Town in the near future.

Bukoba is represented in the Tanzanian Premier League
Tanzanian Premier League

Tanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965....
 by football club Kagera Sugar
Kagera Sugar

Kagera Sugar is a Football club from Bukoba, Tanzania. . They play in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League....
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