Tanga
Tanga is a historic city and the capital of Tanga Region.
Tanga is a historic city and the capital of Tanga Region. The city is located in the northern port city of Tanzania to the west of the Indian Ocean on Tanga Bay. The city had a population of 393,429 in 2022 and is governed by the Tanga City Council. The city is also a home to the Port of Tanga. The name Tanga means "sail" in Swahili. The city is also the capital of Tanga District.
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Worth seeing in and around Tanga
2 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.
- 01Mkwakwani Stadium
Mkwakwani Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tanga, Tanzania. It is used mostly for football matches, being the home venue for Coastal Union F.C., African Sports, and JKT Mgambo.
200 m · stadium · Wikipedia - 02Ras Kazone Rear Range Lighthouse
The Ras Kazone Rear Range Lighthouse is located in Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania.
3.3 km · lighthouse in Tanzania · Wikipedia
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Getting to Tanga
- Airports
- Moi (MBA), 128 km · Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ), 128 km · Julius Nyerere (DAR), 200 km
- Stations
- Tanga Airport, 3.6 km · Port of Tanga, 1.2 km
- Zanzibar → Tanga122 km · quickest by ferry, 8h 14m · TSh24,410–89,600
- Dar es Salaam → Tanga196 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · TSh27,700–36,900
- Arusha → Tanga328 km · quickest by road, 7h 24m · TSh35,700–47,600
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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 Tanga
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 Tanga. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMatatus leave for the border at Horohoro every morning for 800-1,200 KSh.
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Next door to Tanga
- Majengoward in Tanga District, Tanga Region, Tanzania1 km
- Nguvumaliward in Tanga District, Tanga Region2.4 km
- Usagaraward in Tanga District, Tanga Region1.2 km
- Central, Tanga Districtward in Tanga District, Tanga Region400 m
- Chumbageniward in Tanga District, Tanga Region1 km
- Duga, Tanga Districtward in Tanga District, Tanga Region4.2 km