Magomeni
Magomeni is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.
Magomeni is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is surrounded on its northern side by the wards of Makumbusho, Mwananyamala, and Hananasif. The ward is bordered to the east by the Ilala MC wards of Upanga West and Mchikichini. Wards Mzimuni and Ndugumbi form the southern and western borders. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 24,400.
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Worth seeing in and around Magomeni
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.
- 01Saint 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 - 02The Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania is a distance learning public university in Tanzania and the largest by the number of students. It was established by an Act of Parliament No.
3.2 km · university in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 03Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga is a diocese located in the city of Tanga in the ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.
2.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 04Askari 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.
3.4 km · monument in Dar es Salaam · 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.
3.6 km · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 06Uhuru 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.
2.3 km · memorial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia - 07Mohammed VI Mosque, Dar es Salaam
The Mohammed VI Mosque is a Friday mosque in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The mosque complex also serves as the headquarters of the National Muslim Council of Tanzania.
2.5 km · mosque 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 - 09Selander Bridge
Selander Bridge is a bridge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that connects the north west of Dar es Salaam's city centre to the south eastern Oyster Bay neighbourhood.
2.9 km · bridge in Tanzania · Wikipedia - 10Tanzania Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center
Tanzania Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center is a Buddhist temple located in Dar es Salaam.
2 km · Buddhist temple in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Wikipedia
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Getting to Magomeni
- Airports
- Julius Nyerere (DAR), 9 km · Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ), 66 km
- Zanzibar → Magomeni71 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 29m · TSh12,710–41,000
- Arusha → Magomeni476 km · quickest by air, 6h 1m · TSh167,540–258,200
- Mwanza → Magomeni850 km · quickest by air, 4h 47m · TSh195,870–303,680
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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 Magomeni
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 Magomeni. 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 Magomeni
Magomeni is 2 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 Region2.4 km
- Ilala Districtdistrict in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1.9 km
- Kinondoni Districtdistrict in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania1.9 km
- Kariakooward of Tanzania2.1 km
- Kivukoniward of Tanzania3.6 km
- Upanga Eastward in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2.5 km