List of ports in Tanzania

This list of Ports and harbours in Tanzania details the ports, harbours around the coast of Tanzania.

List of ports and harbours in Tanzania[edit]

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Port/Harbour name Region Town name Coordinates Remarks
Port of Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region Dar es Salaam 06°49′S 39°17′E / 6.817°S 39.283°E / -6.817; 39.283 (Port of Dar es Salaam) The most important port of Tanzania,[1][2] which handles over 90% of the country's cargo traffic.[3]
Port of Tanga Tanga Region Tanga 05°03′S 39°07′E / 5.050°S 39.117°E / -5.050; 39.117 (Port of Tanga) Medium-sized port
Mtwara Port Mtwara Region Mtwara 10°16′S 40°11′E / 10.267°S 40.183°E / -10.267; 40.183 (Port of Mtwara) Medium-sized port
Port of Zanzibar Zanzibar North Zanzibar City 06°09′S 39°11′E / 6.150°S 39.183°E / -6.150; 39.183 (Port of Zanzibar) Medium-sized port on the coast of Unguja
Port of Mkoani Pemba South Region Mkoani 05°21′S 39°38′E / 5.350°S 39.633°E / -5.350; 39.633 (Port of Mkoani) Medium-sized port on the coast of Pemba Island
Port of Bukoba Kagera Region Bukoba 01°20′S 31°48′E / 1.333°S 31.800°E / -1.333; 31.800 (Port of Bukoba) Medium-sized port on the south western shores of Lake Victoria. Tanzania's second largest port on Lake Victoria after Mwanza[4]
Port of Mwanza Mwanza Region Mwanza 05°21′S 39°38′E / 5.350°S 39.633°E / -5.350; 39.633 (Port of Mwanza) Small-sized port on the southern shore of Lake Victoria.
Port of Kigoma Kigoma Region Kigoma 04°53′S 29°38′E / 4.883°S 29.633°E / -4.883; 29.633 (Port of Kigoma) Lake port on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile: Dar es Salaam Port". Tanzania Ports Authority. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ^ The race to become East Africa's biggest port
  3. ^ "Annual Statistics Report 2012 - 2013". Tanzania Port Authority. Tanzania Port Authority. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Home". www.ports.go.tz. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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