Why visit Bububu
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Bububu
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About Bububu
Bububu is a town on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, the main island of Zanzibar. It is located on the central west coast, 10 kilometres north of the Zanzibari capital of Stone Town.
From the Wikipedia article Bububu (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare5
Map of Bububu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.
- Zanzibar 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Koani Ndogo 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Koani 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Kiwengwa 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Gamba 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Mkokotoni 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Kijini 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Nungwi 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Bagamoyo 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
- Dar es Salaam 81 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Towns near Bububu
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bububu (Zanzibar) - Bububu - Tagzania - 1786025895774, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Masjid at Bububu ward, Magharibi DC, Mjini Magharibi, Zanzibar, Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bububu (Zanzibar) - Bububu - Tagzania - 1786025894738, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bububu (Zanzibar) - Bububu - Tagzania - 1786025894204, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bububu (Zanzibar) - Bububu - Tagzania - 1786025895204, Irantzu (Tagzania user ID: 27951), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chuini, Zanzibar Town, Tanzania - panoramio, Morten Idriss Nygaar…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Scylla serrata 232304332, Catarina Lobato, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scylla serrata 232304317, Catarina Lobato, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS023-E-18467 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Kibweni, Zanzibar Town, Tanzania - panoramio, Alex Petrenko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, eneerhut, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chrisbeddow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chrisbeddow, CC BY-SA 4.0
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