Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in Northwest Tanzania on the southern edge of Lake Victoria. Your main reason for coming here would likely be en route to Rwanda or Uganda. Wikivoyage

Population 706,453 (Wikidata)

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

Hussein Car Assessories
1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–18:00
250 m from the centre
Soko La Mirongo
1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–15:00
7. Sunday: 08:00–15:00
Times vary by day

Monday
08:00–18:00
Tuesday
08:00–18:00
Wednesday
08:00–18:00
Thursday
08:00–18:00
Friday
08:00–18:00
Saturday
08:00–15:00
Sunday
08:00–15:00
510 m from the centre
Soko la Mirongo
1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–18:00
590 m from the centre
Soko la Mbugani
1. Monday: 09:00–17:00
2. Tuesday: 09:00–17:00
3. Wednesday: 09:00–17:00
4. Thursday: 09:00–17:00
5. Friday: 09:00–17:00
6. Saturday: closed
7. Sunday: closed
09:00–17:00
880 m from the centre
Keshen Auto Spares
1. Monday: 09:00–21:00
2. Tuesday: 09:00–21:00
3. Wednesday: 09:00–21:00
4. Thursday: 09:00–21:00
5. Friday: 09:00–21:00
6. Saturday: 09:00–21:00
7. Sunday: 09:00–21:00
09:00–21:00
1.5 km from the centre
FAHARI
1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–18:00
1.8 km from the centre
Chickens Marketing
1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
7. Sunday: closed
08:00–18:00
2.2 km from the centre
Sn Stationery
1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
6. Saturday: 08:00–15:00
7. Sunday: 08:00–15:00
Times vary by day

Monday
08:00–18:00
Tuesday
08:00–18:00
Wednesday
08:00–18:00
Thursday
08:00–18:00
Friday
08:00–18:00
Saturday
08:00–15:00
Sunday
08:00–15:00
2.3 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

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