Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga
Jiji la Tanga (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Tanga city scape, Mosque in Makorora & Suburban Chumbageni ward
Nickname: 
Tanga raha
Tanga is located in Tanzania
Tanga
Tanga
Coordinates: 5°04′27″S 39°05′57″E / 5.07417°S 39.09917°E / -5.07417; 39.09917
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictTanga District
Incorporated Town18911
Incorporated City1 July 2005
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • MayorOmari Guledi
Population
 (2022)
 • Total393,429
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • AncestralDigo
1The Germans designated Tanga a township after taking control of the coastal area from the Sultan of Zanzibar in April 1891.

Tanga (Jiji la Tanga, in Swahili) is a historic city and the capital of Tanga Region. The city is the most northernly port city of Tanzania to the west of the Indian Ocean on Tanga Bay. The city has a population of 393,429 in 2022. and is governed by the Tanga City Council. The city is also home to the Port of Tanga. The name Tanga means "sail" in Swahili.[1] The city is also the capital of Tanga District.

  1. ^ Gunther, John (1955). Inside Africa. Harper & Brothers. p. 407. ISBN 0836981979.