Tanga Bay Explained

Tanga Bay
Location:	, Tanga Region, Tanga City Council
Pushpin Map:	Tanzania
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tanzania
Group:	Pemba Channel
Coords:	-5.0403°N 39.1147°W
Type:	Bay
Etymology:	Tanga
Designation:	Protected waterbody
Rivers:	Sigi River & Mkulumuzi River
Settlements:	Tanga
Oceans:	Indian Ocean
Length:	11km (07miles)
Width:	2.8km (01.7miles)
Islands:	Tanga Island & Ulenge Island

Tanga Bay (Ghuba la Tanga, in Swahili) is a bay in Mkinga District of Tanga Region of Tanzania.^[1] The bay is home to Tanga Island and is surrounded in the north by Chongoleani ward, west by Mabokweni and Mzizima wards. To the south is Central and Chumbageni wards.^[2] The archaeological survey of the area demonstrated that the Tanga Bay and Amboni Caves regions offer sites worth funding for future excavations.It's probable that the ancient trading hub of Toniki, which the Ptolemy claimed to be in latitude 4 South, was situated in the study region.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tanga Bay.
2. Web site: Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
3. Peter, Mandela, Abel D. Shikoni, and Felix A. Chami. "A preliminary report of an archaeological survey of the Tanga Bay vicinity, including Amboni caves perimeter, and the Kwale Island in the northern coast of Tanzania." Studies in the African Past 12 (2019): 98-103.
4. Marean, Curtis W., and John J. Shea. "Archaeological reconnaissance of the Mkulumuzi and Sigi river valleys, Tanga District, Tanzania." Nyame akuma 45 (1996): 72-81.