Ward · Bukoba Urban District # Kashai Kashai is a ward of Tanzania in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region. It covers 3.70 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7 km² - 9 mapped services ## Where is Kashai? Kashai lies in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania. It borders 4 other wards: Bilele, Kahororo, Miembeni and Nshambya. By area it is the 3339th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.4% of Bukoba Urban District. The centre of Kashai is about 693 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 1.6 km from Bukoba, the main town of Bukoba Urban District. The centre point is at 1.3185° S, 31.8188° 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 Kashai ### Nearby, outside Kashai - Warrior's Monument · memorial, Bilele 1.9 km - CCM Ruin · ruins, Miembeni 1.9 km - Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins · ruins, Bakoba 6.2 km - Kyamunene historic cave · cave, Maruku 7.7 km - Kyamunene waterfall · waterfall, Maruku 7.8 km - River ngono · attraction, Kishogo 18 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: Kashai - 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 1.5 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe 167 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. ## Villages and localities in Kashai Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Kashai. - Mafumbo Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Kashai 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 Kashai | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Kashai Health Centre · Kashai | 0.4 km | Map | | Bank | Crdb mini Bank · Kashai | 0.6 km | Map | | ATM | NMB · Bilele | 1.5 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies · Bilele | 1.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Polepole Guest house · Kashai | 0.4 km | Map | | School | Mafumbo Primary School · Kashai | 0.6 km | Map | | College | Cardinal Rugambwa memorial college · Kibeta | 4.7 km | Map | | Police station | Bukoba police station · Miembeni | 1.7 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 Kashai Places mapped inside Kashai in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Banks 1 - Hotels 1 - Schools 6 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 - Kagondo - Kahororo - Kibeta - Kitendaguro - Miembeni - Nshambya - Nyanga - Rwamishenye ## Quick answers - Where is Kashai? In Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania - What borders Kashai? Bilele, Kahororo, Miembeni and Nshambya - What is there to see in Kashai? Warrior's Monument, CCM Ruin, Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins, Kyamunene historic cave - What time zone is Kashai in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kashai? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kashai? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kashai? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kashai? December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kashai? Kashai Health Centre, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kashai? Crdb mini Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kashai? NMB, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kashai? TotalEnergies, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kashai? 1 mapped - How many banks are in Kashai? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kashai? TZ1806052 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 3.70 km² - P-code: TZ1806052 - District: Bukoba Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/kashai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.