Biharamulo

Biharamulo is a town in Northwest Tanzania with around a population of 25,000 in 2012. Perched at an altitude of 1495 metres above sea level, Biharamulo is located about 152 kilometres south-southwest of Bukoba, the provincial capital, and approximately 985 kilometres northwest of the nation's capital, Dar es Salaam.

Understand

The town has been an administrative centre since the days of German East Africa in the late 19th century. Today it is the headquarters of Biharamulo District.

The village of Lusahunga in the district sometimes serves as a stopover for travellers on the way from Rwanda to Mwanza or Kigoma. or going from Bukoba to Kigoma.

Get in

Trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes by the town and trunk road T9 to Kigoma Region starts in Biharamulo.

Eat

• 1 Roadside cafe. 07:00-22:00. Decent, family-run cafe with standard food. One of the guys speaks English. Mains TSh5,000. (updated Nov 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Dona's Guest house (Donas). Budget guest house. Spacious, clean rooms with double bed, mosquito net, private bathroom (cold water/bucket shower). No English spoken. Bar on same compound, different building. TSh10,000. (updated Nov 2021)