| Official Name: | Magu |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tanzania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Tanzania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mwanza Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Magu District |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Town Manager |
| Established Title: | First Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated Town |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated City |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 35000 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT + 3 |
| Coordinates: | -2.5833°N 59°W |
Magu is a town in Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat of Magu District, one of the seven districts of Mwanza Region. The distance from Magu to Mwanza town is around 60 kilometres. According to the national census of 2012, the population of Magu – Magu Mjini in Swahili – was 23,822.[2]
Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenyan border runs through Magu town.[3]