Tanga geodata
Tanga is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Tanzania in Africa/Dar_es_Salaam (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 224,876 people, there are 6 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Tanzania, 52.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 85.7% of cities are located further ←West and 95.5% of cities have higher elevation than Tanga. Note1
Tanga on map:[1]
Tanga GPS coordinates[2]
5° 4' 8.148" South, 39° 5' 55.5" East
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | -4.36819°, | 38.39563° |
Center: | -5.06893°, | 39.09875° |
Lower-right: | -5.76891°, | 39.80188° |
Map W x H: | 155.7×155.7 km | = 96.7×96.7mi |
max Lat: | -1.14389° ⇑47.2% North |
Tanga: | -5.06893° |
min Lat: | ⇓52.8% South -11.36667° |
min Long | Tanga | max Long |
29.62667° | 39.09875° | 40.33333° |
W 85.7%⇐ | ⇒14.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Tanga is 22 m = 72 ft, and this is 920.8 m = 3021 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
2377 m = 7799 ft | 95.5% |
Avg. | 942.8 m = 3093 ft | |
Tanga | 22 m = 72 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 4.5% |
See also: Tanga elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Tanga is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of Equator is 563.6 km =350.2 mi to North.Distance of | km | miles | from Tanga |
---|---|---|---|
Equator | 563.6 | 350.2 | to North |
Tropic Capricorn | 2042.3 | 1269 | to South |
Antarctic Circle | 6837.6 | 4248.7 | to South |
South Pole | 9443.4 | 5867.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Tanga: (largest is in red/bold)
• Chake Chake
76.5 km =47.5 mi, 104°
• Kijini
90.1 km =56 mi, 164°
• Konde
73.3 km =45.5 mi, 79°
• Majengo
15.6 km =9.7 mi, 234°
• Maramba
53.4 km =33.2 mi, 272°
• Micheweni
82.2 km =51.1 mi, 82°
• Mkokotoni
91.3 km =56.7 mi, 169°
• Mlalo
23.7 km =14.7 mi, 309°
• Mtambile
75.2 km =46.7 mi, 117°
• Muheza
36.6 km =22.7 mi, 252°
• Nungwi
76.4 km =47.5 mi, 163°
• Pangani
41.9 km =26 mi, 199°
• Soni
84.7 km =52.6 mi, 286°
• Uwelini
74.5 km =46.3 mi, 119°
• Wete
69.9 km =43.4 mi, 88°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Tanzania existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia