Bugarama
in Ngara of Kagera Region, Tanzania

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-2.871 and 30.528 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -2° 52' 14" and E 30° 31' 41"
Currency and Currency Code:
Shilling - TZS
Spoken languages:
Swahili, English, Arabic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:04 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:34 am and 6:49 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Banana Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Tanzania in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Tanzania.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Tanzania. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Bugarama

Bugarama in Ngara (Kagera Region) with it's 32,494 citizens is a town in Tanzania about 425 mi (or 684 km) north-west of Dodoma, the country's capital city.

Current time in Bugarama is now 10:04 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Dar es Salaam with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Bugarama. The closest is airport we know is Gitega Airport in Burundi in a distance of 57 mi (or 92 km). The closest airport in Tanzania is Geita Airport in a distance of 113 mi (or 92 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Muyinga, Cankuzo, Karuzi, Kirundo and Ruyigi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Chance of rainfall 17%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 15th of November 2024

20°C (69 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

18°C (65 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

17°C (63 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kabanga Nickel Project

The Kabanga Nickel Project is an active mine exploration project 130 km south west of Lake Victoria in the Ngara District of the Kagera Region in Tanzania. The project is a joint venture between Barrick Gold and Xstrata Nickel. As of 16 July 2007 The exploration program has so far placed 9.7 million tonnes at 2.37% nickel into the indicated resource category, with an additional 30.3 million tonnes at 2.8% nickel in the estimated inferred resource category.

Located at -2.88333, 30.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mining in Tanzania, Barrick Gold, Xstrata

Kabanga, Kagera Region

Kabanga is one of a number of towns in Tanzania with this name. This is the one in Kagera Region, near the Burundian border. Kabanga is one of the oldest town in Tanzania, the people in this town are diversity because most of them came from different part of the Africa continent even few of them came from outside Africa such as Asia and Europe. Wahagaza are the indigenous of Ngara even though they might have originated from Rwanda and Burundi but they were the first people to settle in Ngara.

Located at -2.90222, 30.4986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Kagera Region