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Population45,000
GeoNames
RegionTabora
Elevation1,090 m
3,576 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportShinyanga Airport (SHY)
86 km
Why visit Igunga
Townapedia lists 1 place to eat, 7 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Mbutu Bridge.
Weather in Igunga
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Things to do1
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay7
Simba Garden Lodge (unofficial camping)
Campground
Camper on yard, room key for ablutions.
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Igunga
17 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Shinyanga Airport (SHY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 86 km away.
- Shelui 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Igurubi 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
- Kiomboi 54 km east, about 54 min by car
- Ndago 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Kishapu 74 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nzega 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shinyanga 86 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Mwadui 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tinde 88 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Sepuka 89 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Mbutu Bridge construction, Mcarnvick, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, stevenkitigwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, stevenkitigwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, stevenkitigwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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