Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Mtwara
• Level 2: Mtwara Urban
• Level 3: Shangani

Current local time in Mtwara:

07:14 AM, Friday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Mtwara on map:^[1]

Mtwara GPS coordinates^[2]

10° 16' 0.012" South, 40° 10' 59.988" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	-9.57406°,	39.48021°
Center:	-10.26667°,	40.18333°
Lower-right:	-10.95776°,	40.88646°
Map W x H:	153.9×153.9 km	= 95.6×95.6mi

max Lat:	-1.14389°   ⇑89.5% North
Mtwara:	-10.26667°
min Lat:	⇓10.5% South -11.36667°

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min Long	Mtwara	max Long
29.62667°	40.18333°	40.33333°
W 99.7%⇐		⇒0.3% E

Elevation

Elevation of Mtwara is 21 m = 69 ft, and this is 921.8 m = 3024 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	2377 m = 7799 ft	96.2%
Avg.	942.8 m = 3093 ft
Mtwara	21 m = 69 ft
Min E:	0 m = 0 ft	3.8%

See also: Mtwara elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Mtwara is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of Equator is 1141.5 km =709.3 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Mtwara
Equator	1141.5	709.3	to North
Tropic Capricorn	1464.4	909.9	to South
Antarctic Circle	6259.6	3889.5	to South
South Pole	8865.5	5508.8	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Mtwara: (largest is in red/bold)

• Kitama 70.2 km =43.6 mi, 224°
• Kitangari 102.2 km =63.5 mi, 245°
• Lindi 59.2 km =36.8 mi, 300°
• Luchingu 116.6 km =72.5 mi, 232°
• Madimba 22.1 km =13.7 mi, 132°
• Mahuta 104.3 km =64.8 mi, 230°
• Mingoyo 64.4 km =40 mi, 286°
• Mtama 89.4 km =55.6 mi, 267°
• Namikupa 89.6 km =55.7 mi, 225°
• Nanganga 113.8 km =70.7 mi, 263°
• Nanhyanga 91.2 km =56.7 mi, 229°
• Nanyamba 60.1 km =37.3 mi, 219°
• Newala Kisimani 124.3 km =77.2 mi, 232°
• Nyangao 98.7 km =61.3 mi, 265°
• Tandahimba 80.6 km =50.1 mi, 228°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Мтвара