Butiama

Butiama is a town and capital of Butiama District, located in Mara Region in northern Tanzania. The town of Butiama is the birthplace of Julius Nyerere, the founding father and the first president of Tanzania. Butiama is also the homeland of the Zanaki people, of which the founding father was a member. The Mwalimu Nyerere Museum Centre is located in the town and is the town's biggest attraction.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Butiama
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tanzania#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Butiama
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Tanzania
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mara Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Musoma Rural
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_water_percent: 80%
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 26
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 15,383

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Several things have been named Butiama because of its significance to Tanzanian history, including the ferry that operates between Mwanza and Ukerewe.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Butiama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.