Butiama
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Butiama is a town in northern Tanzania
and the birthplace of Julius Nyerere
, the first president of Tanzania. It is one of the wards of the Musoma Rural District
within the Mara Region
; it is also the local residential area of the Wazanaki tribe which is believed to be the smallest tribe in the region.
Several things have been named Butiama because of its significance to Tanzanian history, including the ferry that operates between Mwanza
and Ukerewe
.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Butiama was 15,383.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and the birthplace of Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician who served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika, from the country's founding in 1961 until his retirement in 1985....
, the first president of Tanzania. It is one of the wards of the Musoma Rural District
Musoma Rural
Musoma Rural is one of the six districts of the Mara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Tarime and Musoma Urban Districts, to the East by the Serengeti District, to the South by the Bunda District and to the West by Lake Victoria....
within the Mara Region
Mara Region
Mara is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The region is named after the Mara River. Musoma serves as the Region's capital.The neighbouring regions are Mwanza and Shinyanga , Arusha and Kagera . To the north east, it borders the Republic of Kenya...
; it is also the local residential area of the Wazanaki tribe which is believed to be the smallest tribe in the region.
Several things have been named Butiama because of its significance to Tanzanian history, including the ferry that operates between Mwanza
Mwanza
Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
and Ukerewe
Ukerewe
Ukerewe is one of the 8 districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island and the largest settlement is Nansio. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Ukerewe District was 261,944....
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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Butiama was 15,383.