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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2023)

List of ports and harbours in Tanzania

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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, which handles over 90% of the country's cargo traffic.
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
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

  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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