Pangani

Pangani Mji wa Pangani (Swahili)
Capital of Pangani District
From top to bottom: Historic street in Pangani, Swahili door in Pangani and another street in Pangani town
Nickname:  The pearl of Tanzania
Pangani
Coordinates: 5°24′0″S 38°59′0″E / 5.40000°S 38.98333°E / -5.40000; 38.98333
Country	Tanzania
Region	Tanga Region
District	Pangani District
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Ancestral	Bondei

Swahili house detail in Historic Pangani

Street scene in quiet Pangani

Coconut lined street in Pangani

Beach scene in Pangani

Pangani (Mji wa Pangani, in Swahili) is a historic town and capital of Pangani District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania.^[1] The town lies 45 km (28 mi) south of the city of Tanga, at the mouth of the Pangani River in which the town is named after. Administrately the town Pangani is situated within two wards, Pangani Mashariki and Pangani Magharibi. The town is currently the largest settlement in Pangani District and is a major tourist attraction in Tanga region and is a home to Muhembo, a Tanzanian National Historic Site.