Biharamulo is a town in northwestern

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

. It is the district headquarter of Biharamulo District. Biharamulo used to be a German administrative centre in colonial times.

Biharamulo Game Reserve Biharamulo Forest Reserve is a protected area in Tanzania. It was established in 1954. This site is 1462.32 km. It is located in Biharamulo District, Kagera Region, not far from Biharamulo town. Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of t ...

is located north of the town.

History

The town was the administrative centre of

German East Africa German East Africa (GEA; german: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mo ...

during the late 19th century until

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

. Since then it has remained part of the Biharamulo District.

Transport

Trunk road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba passes by the town and trunk road T9 to

Kigoma Region Kigoma Region (''Mkoa wa Kigoma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Kigoma. Kigoma Region borders Kagera Region, Geita Region, Katavi Region, Tabora Region, DRC and Burundi Accor ...

start in Biharamulo.

Population

According to the 2012 national census the population of Biharamulo town - 'Biharamulo Mjini' ward - is 24,573.

Politics

Biharamulo has a unique political trend whereby it is difficult for a member of Parliament to save to natural retirement. Previously Biharamulo included Chato division before Chato was upgraded to a district. Members of Parliament for Biharamulo include Chief Stanslaus Rugaba Kasusura (1965 - 1985); Phares Kashemeza Kabuye (1985 - 1995, 2005 - 2009); Anatory Kasazi Choya (1995 - 2005); Oscar Rwegasira Mukasa (2009 - 2010, 2015 - 2020); Anthony Gervas Mbasa (2010 - 2015); Ezra John Chilewesa (from 2020...)

Climate

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* {{Wikivoyage-inline Populated places in Kagera Region