Butiama

{{Short description|Town in Mara Region, Tanzania}} {{one source|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Butiama |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type =  |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Tanzania#Africa |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Butiama |pushpin_relief = yes  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Tanzania |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Mara Region |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Musoma Rural  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent =80% |area_urban_km2 =26 |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of =2002 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =15,383 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title = |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |coordinates = {{coord|1|46|S|33|58|E|region:TZ|display=inline,title}}  |timezone =East Africa Time |utc_offset = +3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = {{URL|http://www.mara.go.tz/|Regional website}} |footnotes = }}

'''Butiama''' is a town and capital of Butiama District, located in Mara Region in northern Tanzania.{{cn|date=March 2026}} The town of Butiama is the birthplace of Julius Nyerere, the founding father and the first president of Tanzania.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web |title=Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Nyerere |website=Britannica |access-date=4 March 2026 |date=25 February 2026}}</ref> Butiama is also the homeland of the 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.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of Butiama was 15,383.

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Category:Butiama Category:Populated places in Mara Region