Ward · Bukoba Urban District # Hamugembe Hamugembe is a ward of Tanzania in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region. It covers 0.91 km². Open map data shows 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9 km² - 12 mapped services ## Where is Hamugembe? Hamugembe lies in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Bakoba, Bilele, Kibeta, Nshambya and Rwamishenye. By area it is the 3536th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.1% of Bukoba Urban District. The centre of Hamugembe is about 693 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 0.8 km from Bukoba, the main town of Bukoba Urban District. The centre point is at 1.3284° S, 31.8058° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Hamugembe ### Nearby, outside Hamugembe - Warrior's Monument · memorial, Bilele 0.5 km - CCM Ruin · ruins, Miembeni 1.5 km - Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins · ruins, Bakoba 5.1 km - Kyamunene historic cave · cave, Maruku 6.3 km - Kyamunene waterfall · waterfall, Maruku 6.4 km - River ngono · attraction, Kishogo 16 km - Mugana Rock Paintings · attraction, Bwanjai 18 km - Mugana rock painting · attraction, Bwanjai 18 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Hamugembe - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bukoba Airport (BKZ) · Bukoba 1.8 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe 168 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:54). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Hamugembe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bukoba Urban District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,324 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (190 mm) and the driest Jul (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are December to February and June to September. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 24 | 89 | | Feb | 25 | 107 | | Mar | 24 | 170 | | Apr | 23 | 190 | | May | 23 | 142 | | Jun | 23 | 34 | | Jul | 23 | 24 | | Aug | 23 | 49 | | Sep | 24 | 98 | | Oct | 23 | 141 | | Nov | 23 | 167 | | Dec | 23 | 113 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hamugembe | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Kagera Regional Hospital · Bilele | 0.7 km | Map | | Bank | Karudeca · Bilele | 0.4 km | Map | | ATM | NMB Bank · Hamugembe | 0.2 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies UGANDA RD SERVICE STATION · Hamugembe | 0.3 km | Map | | Hotel | Kolin guest · Hamugembe | 0.2 km | Map | | School | Kashabo Primary School · Hamugembe | 0.1 km | Map | | College | Cardinal Rugambwa memorial college · Kibeta | 2.9 km | Map | | Police station | Bukoba police station · Miembeni | 1.0 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hamugembe Places mapped inside Hamugembe in open map data, by type. - Banks 1 - ATMs 1 - Petrol pumps 2 - Hotels 4 - Schools 3 - Restaurants 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Bukoba Urban District - Bakoba - Bilele - Buhemba - Ijuganyondo - Kagondo - Kahororo - Kashai - Kibeta - Kitendaguro - Miembeni - Nshambya - Nyanga - Rwamishenye ## Quick answers - Where is Hamugembe? In Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania - What borders Hamugembe? Bakoba, Bilele, Kibeta, Nshambya and Rwamishenye - What is there to see in Hamugembe? Warrior's Monument, CCM Ruin, Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins, Kyamunene historic cave - What time zone is Hamugembe in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Hamugembe? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Hamugembe? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Hamugembe? December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hamugembe? Kagera Regional Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hamugembe? Karudeca, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hamugembe? NMB Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hamugembe? TotalEnergies UGANDA RD SERVICE STATION, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many banks are in Hamugembe? 1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Hamugembe? 1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Hamugembe? 2 mapped - What is the P-code of Hamugembe? TZ1806012 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 0.91 km² - P-code: TZ1806012 - District: Bukoba Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/hamugembe/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.