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Population18,000
GeoNames
RegionKilimanjaro
Elevation1,653 m
5,423 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportMoshi Airport (QSI)
48 km
Why visit Tarakea
Townapedia lists 2 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Tarakea
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Where to stay2
Schools, colleges and libraries13
1 more on the map.
Healthcare1
Map of Tarakea
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Getting there and nearby towns
Moshi Airport (QSI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- Moshi 47 km southwest, about 47 min by car
- Boma la Ngombe 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
- Kingori 72 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Usangi 79 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lembeni 87 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Nkoaranga 88 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Kwakoa 87 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Usa River 89 km southwest, 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
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