Ward · Kigoma Urban District # Rubuga Rubuga is a ward of Tanzania in Kigoma Urban District, Kigoma Region. It covers 1.25 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2 km² - 2 mapped services ## Where is Rubuga? Rubuga lies in Kigoma Urban District, Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It borders 4 other wards: Businde, Kasimbu, Kasingirima and Machinjioni. By area it is the 3492nd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.3% of Kigoma Urban District. The centre of Rubuga is about 685 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 7.1 km from Kigoma, the main town of Kigoma Urban District. The centre point is at 4.9005° S, 29.6861° 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 Rubuga ### Nearby, outside Rubuga - Dr. Livingstone Memorial · memorial, Kitongoni 2.5 km - Livingstone Museum · museum, Kitongoni 2.6 km - Gombe/Mahale Visitors Information Centre · attraction, Mwanga Kusini 5.8 km - Paradise Beach · attraction, Bangwe 6.1 km - Kibi Reception Hall · attraction, Kigoma 6.3 km - Port operations manager · attraction, Kigoma 7.0 km - Kaiser House · attraction, Kigoma 7.0 km - MV Liemba · attraction, Kigoma 7.3 km - Rock Lookout · viewpoint, Bangwe 9.6 km - Deck · viewpoint, Bangwe 9.6 km - Magengere hills · attraction, Simbo 11 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: Rubuga - 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 - Kigoma Airport (TKQ) · Kigoma 2.3 km - Kalemie Airport (FMI) · Kalemie 119 km ### Nearest railway station Kasuku (Simbo), about 5.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 07:06, sunset around 18:56). 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 Rubuga Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Rubuga. - Kasingilimi Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Rubuga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kigoma Urban District, the warmest month is Sep (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,183 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (208 mm) and the driest Jul (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are May to October. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 24 | 166 | | Feb | 25 | 132 | | Mar | 25 | 156 | | Apr | 25 | 148 | | May | 25 | 42 | | Jun | 24 | 8 | | Jul | 24 | 3 | | Aug | 26 | 14 | | Sep | 27 | 36 | | Oct | 26 | 96 | | Nov | 25 | 208 | | Dec | 24 | 173 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rubuga | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Rusimbi Dispensary · Rusimbi | 1.4 km | Map | | Bank | VICOBA Financial Office · Mwanga Kusini | 4.3 km | Map | | ATM | CRDB ATM · Buzebazeba | 3.5 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies KIGOMA SERVICE STATION · Mwanga Kusini | 4.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Mahale Inn · Buzebazeba | 3.2 km | Map | | Mall | SIDO VIWANDANI · Mwanga Kaskazini | 4.8 km | Map | | School | RUSIMBI SECONDARY SCHOOL · Machinjioni | 0.3 km | Map | | College | VETA · Gungu | 6.0 km | Map | | Police station | Central Police Station Kigoma · Buzebazeba | 2.9 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 Rubuga Places mapped inside Rubuga in open map data, by type. - Schools 2 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 Kigoma Urban District - Bangwe - Buhanda - Businde - Buzebazeba - Gungu - Kagera - Kasimbu - Kasingirima - Katubuka - Kibirizi - Kigoma - Kipampa - Kitongoni - Machinjioni - Majengo - Mwanga Kaskazini - Mwanga Kusini - Rusimbi ## Quick answers - Where is Rubuga? In Kigoma Urban District, Kigoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Rubuga? Businde, Kasimbu, Kasingirima and Machinjioni - What is there to see in Rubuga? Dr. Livingstone Memorial, Livingstone Museum, Gombe/Mahale Visitors Information Centre, Paradise Beach - What time zone is Rubuga in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Rubuga? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Rubuga? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rubuga? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rubuga? May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Rubuga? Rusimbi Dispensary, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rubuga? VICOBA Financial Office, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rubuga? CRDB ATM, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rubuga? TotalEnergies KIGOMA SERVICE STATION, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rubuga? TZ1604082 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 1.25 km² - P-code: TZ1604082 - District: Kigoma Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kigoma-urban/rubuga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.