title: Kahama, Tanzania
text: # 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
  