Mtwara, Tanzania

Mtwara, Tanzania is a submarine cable landing point in Tanzania (coordinates -10.2602°, 40.1801°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Tanzania's international connectivity infrastructure.

Mtwara is the capital city of Mtwara Region in southeastern Tanzania. In the 1940s, it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme, but was somewhat neglected when the scheme was abandoned in 1951. The city is spread out over a large area planned to accommodate up to 200,000 people. The present population is around 141,000. As part of the development associated with the failed Tanganyika groundnut scheme, Mtwara features a deep-water port that can accommodate ocean-going vessels, and a range of large municipal buildings, including a post office. Recent improvements in the port made it possible for big container ships to berth there. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Mtwara, Tanzania, international traffic can reach 7 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Mtwara, Tanzania in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) (2021) — Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa. With 12 landing points — including Beira, Bosaso, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti City, Mahajanga, and 7 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.