Map of Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga is the administrative centre of Tanga, Tanzania, with a population of about 393,429. It lies at 5.0689°S, 39.0988°E. Tanga is about 391 km (243 mi) east of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wete, 70 km to the east.

Tanga at a glance

Where is Tanga?

• The 9th largest city in Tanzania by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Tanga

• Wete — 70 km east
• Chake Chake — 77 km east
• Lushoto — 96 km west
• Ukunda — 101 km northeast, Kenya
• Zanzibar — 122 km south
• Mombasa — 129 km northeast, Kenya
• Bagamoyo — 154 km south
• Kibaha — 190 km south
• Chalinze — 193 km southwest
• Dar es Salaam — 196 km south

Largest cities in Tanga

• Lushoto — 34,000

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Dar es Salaam — 5,383,728
• Mwanza — 1,104,521
• Dodoma — 765,179
• Zanzibar — 709,809
• Arusha — 617,631
• Mbeya — 541,603
• Morogoro — 471,409
• Kahama — 453,654
• Geita — 318,006
• Tabora — 308,741

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.