Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga Jiji la Tanga (Swahili)
Capital of Tanga Region
From top to bottom: Tanga city scape, Mosque in Makorora & Suburban Chumbageni ward
Nickname:  Tanga raha
Tanga
Coordinates: 5°04′27″S 39°05′57″E / 5.07417°S 39.09917°E / -5.07417; 39.09917
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 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. Tanga 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.