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Population12,630
GeoNames
RegionKatavi
Elevation777 m
2,549 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportMpanda Airport (NPY)
88 km
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Weather in Karema
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About Karema
Karema (or Kalema) is a settlement in Tanzania, on the east shore of Lake Tanganyika, once the location of a White Fathers mission station.
From the Wikipedia article Karema, Tanzania (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Notable people from Karema
- Charles MsakilaTanzanian catholic bishop
Born in Karema, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Map of Karema
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mpanda Airport (NPY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.
- Kirando 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Baudhuinville 83 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Mpanda 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Kituku 88 km south, 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
- 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
- Karema in 1883, Brigade Piron, Public domain
- Karema1, Malunde, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karema, Malunde, CC BY-SA 4.0
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