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Kigoma is a town and lake port 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 and has a population of 135,234 (2007 census) and an elevation of 775 m. The historic trading town of Ujiji is 6 km south-east of Kigoma. ==Kigoma Port== Kigoma is one of the busiest ports on Lake Tanganyika, since historically it was the only one that had a functioning railway connection (the one at Kalemie in DR Congo is not operational), a direct link to the seaport at Dar-es-Salaam. Kigoma Port in Kigoma Bay has a wharf of two hundred metres and several cranes and is equipped to handle shipping containers.〔(Tanzania Railways Corporation: ''Kigoma Port.'' ) Retrieved 30 May 2007.〕 However, the bay is suffering from silting up as a result of soil erosion from surrounding hills, and the water depth at wharfside has diminished from 6 m to 1.8 m which threatens the economic future of the port. In May 2007 the Tanzanian Government announced a plan to create an economic zone at the port to stimulate trade.〔(''Daily News, Tanzania'': "500m/- set for Kigoma economic zone." ) Monday, May 28, 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.〕 The ''MV Liemba'' sails every week from Kigoma to Mpulungu in Zambia at the southern tip of the lake, stopping at a number of other lakeside towns in Tanzania on the way. Road connections for Kigoma are poor. A gravel road links the town northeast to the national road network, and earth tracks link north to Burundi and southeast to Sumbawanga.〔Michelin Motoring and Tourist Map (2000): "No 955 Africa Central and South". Michelin, Paris.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kigoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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