Mchafukoge
Mchafukoge is an administrative ward and is the district capital of the Ilala district in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.
Mchafukoge is an administrative ward and is the district capital of the Ilala district in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Kisutu and Kivukoni wards form the ward's northern boundary. The Dar es Salaam Harbor forms its eastern border. The Temeke District wards of Kurasini and Keko border it on the south. Kariakoo and Jangwani wards border the ward to the west. The ward is home to the Uhuru Monument, the Central Railway Station, and the headquarters for Tanzania Revenue Authority at Mapato House. In 2022, the population of the ward was 7,999.
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Worth seeing in and around Mchafukoge
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, also known as Tanzania National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Miburani ward of Temeke District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It opened in 2007 and was built adjacent to Uhuru Stadium, the former national stadium.
3.3 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Dar es Salaam
The Saint Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
3.3 km · Cathedral in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 03Askari Monument
The Askari Monument or Dar es Salaam African Memorial in Kivukoni Ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a memorial to the askari who fought in the British campaign against German forces in East Africa in World War I. It was unveiled in 1927. The monument is located at the centre of a roundabout on Samora Avenue at the perpendicular junction to Maktaba Street and Azikiwe Street, a place that reportedly also marks the exact centre of downtown Dar es Salaam.
3.5 km · monument in Dar es Salaam · Wikipedia - 04Uhuru Stadium
Uhuru Stadium is adjacent to the National Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
3.4 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 05Azania Front Lutheran Church
The Azania Front Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, serving as a cathedral for the local diocese. It is among the most well-known landmarks and tourist attractions of the city.
3.7 km · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 06Chamazi Stadium
The Chamazi Stadium officially known as the Azam Complex Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chamazi ward of Temeke MC in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Azam FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people.
3.3 km · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 07Uhuru Monument
The Uhuru Monument is a landmark monument and tourist attraction located in Mchafukoge ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It is a white obelisk with a replica of the Uhuru Torch mounted at its top.
2.4 km · memorial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 08Old Boma
The Old Boma of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is one of the city's oldest buildings. It is located at the crossing of Morogoro Road and Sokoine Drive, facing the harbor and adjacent to the City Hall.
3.2 km · building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 09Dar es Salaam University College of Education
The Dar es Salaam University College of Education is a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. DUCE is located in Miburani ward, Temeke municipality close to Tanzania National Stadium.
2.8 km · college in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 10White Fathers' House
The White Fathers' House is a historical building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is located in Sokoine Street, north-east of St.
3.4 km · building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia
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Getting to Mchafukoge
- Airports
- Julius Nyerere (DAR), 8 km · Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ), 67 km
- Stations
- Port of Dar es Salaam, 3.9 km
- Zanzibar → Mchafukoge74 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 22m · TSh8,720–34,800
- Arusha → Mchafukoge480 km · quickest by air, 6h 3m · TSh168,290–259,350
- Mwanza → Mchafukoge854 km · quickest by air, 4h 49m · TSh196,620–304,830
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mchafukoge
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mchafukoge. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inLook for those marked POSTA, which is the main Post Office in the city centre next to the ferry terminal.
- Get inHitchhiking is uncommon, dangerous, and most drivers will expect some form of payment from foreigners.
- Get inThe BRT runs on dedicated lanes, bypassing traffic jams that slow down regular cars and minibuses (dala-dala).
- Get inPhase 1: Connects Kimara in the west to Kivukoni Ferry and Morocco, passing through the city centre (Posta).
- Get inTravellers can take a short taxi, ride-hail, or dala-dala from the airport to connect to the nearest BRT stops along Nyerere Road, then continue by BRT into the city centre or other destinations.
From Wikivoyage: Dar es Salaam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Mchafukoge
Mchafukoge is 1 km from Dar es Salaam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dar es Salaamlargest city in Tanzania and capital of Dar es Salaam Region2.6 km
- Ilala Districtdistrict in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1.2 km
- Kinondoni Districtdistrict in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania3.7 km
- Kariakooward of Tanzania2 km
- Kurasiniward in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania3.6 km
- Gerezaniward in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania3.2 km