Gerezani
Gerezani is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.
The Kariakoo and Mchikichini wards border the ward on its northern side. The ward is bordered by Mchafukoge to the east. Ilala ward borders the ward to the west. The ward is bordered to the south by the Keko and Kurasini wards of the Temeke District. Before 1940, the Gerezani ward was constructed for Railways Corporation's White employees.
The Mkuki Mall and the Jakaya M. Kiwete Youth Park are located in the Gerezani ward. According to the 2022 census, the ward has a total population of 5,786.
Getting around Gerezani the local way
- 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.
- Get aroundAs of 2022, Uber only operates bodabodas (motorcycles) and tuk-tuks.
- Get aroundThe most common form of public transportation in Dar are minibuses called "daladalas".
- Get aroundThese minibuses follow specific routes with the start and ending point clearly marked on the front of the vehicle.
From Wikivoyage: Dar es Salaam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Erasmus Kamugisha (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.