Mtwara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Tanzania
• Region: Mtwara
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 140,793
• Coordinates: 10.2667° S, 40.1833° E
• Time zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (TZS)
• Distance to the capital, Dodoma: 668 km (415 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mtwara Airport (MYW): 7.7 km (4.8 mi), straight line
• Mafia Airport (MFA): 267 km (166 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Lindi: 59 km (37 mi)
• Nanyamba: 60 km (37 mi)
• Kitama: 70 km (44 mi)
• Tandahimba: 81 km (50 mi)
• Nyangao: 99 km (61 mi)