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Population3,644
GeoNames
RegionZanzibar North
Elevation41 m
135 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportAbeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)
37 km
Why visit Gamba
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
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Museums and landmarks1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Gamba
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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, 37 km away.
- Mkokotoni 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Kijini 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Kiwengwa 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Nungwi 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Bububu 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Koani Ndogo 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Koani 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Zanzibar 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Sokoni 65 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Bagamoyo 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- 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
Photo credits
- Scene at Kidombo ward, Kaskazini A, Unguja North, Zanzibar, Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, eneerhut, CC BY-SA 4.0
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