Ward · Bukoba Urban District # Kagondo Kagondo is a ward of Tanzania in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region. It covers 6.22 km². 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.2 km² - 10 mapped services ## Where is Kagondo? Kagondo lies in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Karabagaine, Katoma, Kibeta, Nshambya, Nyanga and Rwamishenye. By area it is the 3212th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.5% of Bukoba Urban District. The centre of Kagondo is about 696 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 3.8 km from Bukoba, the main town of Bukoba Urban District. The centre point is at 1.3191° S, 31.7802° 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 Kagondo ### Nearby, outside Kagondo - Warrior's Monument · memorial, Bilele 3.4 km - CCM Ruin · ruins, Miembeni 4.5 km - Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins · ruins, Bakoba 7.2 km - Kyamunene historic cave · cave, Maruku 7.6 km - Kyamunene waterfall · waterfall, Maruku 7.7 km - River ngono · attraction, Kishogo 14 km - Mugana Rock Paintings · attraction, Bwanjai 16 km - Mugana rock painting · attraction, Bwanjai 16 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: Kagondo - 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 4.8 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe 168 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:42) 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. ## Villages and localities in Kagondo Open gazetteers list 7 villages, towns and localities in Kagondo. - Iyoro - Kagondo Kaifa - Kagondo Kaifo - Kagondo Karuguru - Kyamzinga - Lubumba - Nyarubanja Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Kagondo 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 Kagondo | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Nshambya hospital · Nshambya | 2.0 km | Map | | Bank | Karudeca · Bilele | 3.3 km | Map | | ATM | NMB Bank · Hamugembe | 3.2 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Kagondo filling station · Kagondo | 0.9 km | Map | | Hotel | Good hope gesthouse · Kagondo | 0.7 km | Map | | School | PEACE SECONDARY SCHOOL · Kagondo | 0.3 km | Map | | College | Cardinal Rugambwa memorial college · Kibeta | 3.1 km | Map | | Police station | Kashura Police Rest House · Kitendaguro | 4.0 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 Kagondo Places mapped inside Kagondo in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps 1 - Hotels 3 - Schools 5 - Pharmacies 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 - Hamugembe - Ijuganyondo - Kahororo - Kashai - Kibeta - Kitendaguro - Miembeni - Nshambya - Nyanga - Rwamishenye ## Quick answers - Where is Kagondo? In Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania - What borders Kagondo? Karabagaine, Katoma, Kibeta, Nshambya, Nyanga and Rwamishenye - What is there to see in Kagondo? Warrior's Monument, CCM Ruin, Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins, Kyamunene historic cave - What time zone is Kagondo in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kagondo? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kagondo? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kagondo? 7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kagondo? December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kagondo? Nshambya hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kagondo? Karudeca, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kagondo? NMB Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kagondo? Kagondo filling station, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Kagondo? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kagondo? TZ1806122 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 6.22 km² - P-code: TZ1806122 - District: Bukoba Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/kagondo/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.