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Tungi
Ward of the Kigamboni District in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania

Tungi

Tungi is an administrative ward of Kigamboni District in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.

Plan a trip to Tungi→From Zanzibar

The Indian Ocean borders the ward to the east, Mjimwema and Vijibweni wards to the south, and Dar es Salaam harbor to the west. The ward is surrounded by Kigamboni ward to the north. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 23,380.

How locals move

Getting around Tungi 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: Humoyun Mehridinov (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.