Kigoma is a town in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region. Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... Map of the Kigoma Region Kigoma is one of Tanzanias 26 administrative regions. ...

Ferries sail from Kigoma to Bujumbura in Burundi, Mpulungu at the southern tip of the lake, and Ujiji a short distance to the south of Kigoma. A railway operated by the Tanzania Railways Corporation runs from Kigoma to Dar-es-Salaam on the coast. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Bujumbura, estimated population 300,000 (1994), is the capital of Burundi. ... Mpulungu is a town in northern Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika. ... Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania. ... The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state-owned enterprise that runs a railway net that once was part of the East African Railways Corporation (EARC) operating in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika. ... City nickname: Location of Dar es Salaam Mayor Kleist Sykes Area   â€“Land   â€“Water [[]] N/A km² N/A km² Population   â€“Total (2005)   â€“Density Metropolitan area 2,500,000 (2003) Latitude Longitude Official website: [] Dar es Salaam (دار السلام), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city (population 2,500,000 estimated 2003), economic centre...