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Tanga, Tanzania
Tanga
Jiji la Tanga (Swahili) | |
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| Nickname: Tanga raha | |
  Tanga | |
| Coordinates: 5°04′27″S 39°05′57″E / 5.07417°S 39.09917°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Tanga Region |
| District | Tanga District |
| Incorporated Town | 18911 |
| Incorporated City | 1 July 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Omari Guledi |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 393,429 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Digo |
| 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 located in the northern port city of Tanzania to the west of the Indian Ocean on Tanga Bay. The city had a population of 393,429 in 2022 and is governed by the Tanga City Council. The city is also a home to the Port of Tanga. The name Tanga means "sail" in Swahili.[1] The city is also the capital of Tanga District.
- ^ Gunther, John (1955). Inside Africa. Harper & Brothers. p. 407. ISBN 0836981979.
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