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Seaports in Tanzania
Tanzania has 8 portsin the World Port Index — 1 medium and 7 smaller harbours. They sit on Indian Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS8
LARGE · MEDIUM0 · 1
ONIndian Ocean
By harbour size
Large0 · 0%
Medium1 · 13%
Small3 · 38%
Very small4 · 50%
Biggest ports in Tanzania
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
mediumDar Es SalaamIndian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · TZ DAR
smallChake ChakeIndian Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
smallTangaIndian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · TZ TGT
smallZanzibarIndian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · TZ ZNZ
very smallKilwa KivinjeIndian Ocean · Open Roadstead · TZ KIK
very smallMikindaniIndian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · TZ MIK
very smallMjimwema TerminalIndian Ocean · Open Roadstead
very smallMtwaraIndian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · TZ MYW
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