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{{Short description|Town in Mara Region, Tanzania}}
{{Unreferenced|date=September 2013}}
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'''Butiama''' is a town and capital of [[Butiama District]], located in [[Mara Region]] in northern [[Tanzania]]. The town of Butiama is the birthplace of [[Julius Nyerere]], the founding father and the first president of Tanzania. Butiama is also the homeland of the [[Zanaki people|Zanaki]] people, of which the founding father was a member. The [[Mwalimu Nyerere Museum Centre]] is located in the town and is the town's biggest attraction.
Several things have been named ''Butiama'' because of its significance to Tanzanian history, including the ferry {{MV|Butiama}} that operates between [[Mwanza]] and [[Ukerewe Island|Ukerewe]].
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Butiama was 15,383.
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==References==
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[[Category:Butiama| ]]
[[Category:Populated places in Mara Region]]
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