Tanzania: Facts & Stats

TRANSPORTATION

Roads:

As of 2003 Tanzania had 78,891 km (49,021 mi) of roads, of which only 6,808 km (4,230 mi) were paved. Tanzania's roadway system ranks in 60th in the world by total length of roads.

National highways

Tanzania's principal paved highways are confined to the north-eastern, central-eastern, and south-western regions of the country:

• Dodoma to Dar es Salaam (connects the two capitals), 450 km (280 mi)
• Chalinze spur from the Dodoma-Dar es Salaam highway to Tanga, 245 km (152 mi)
• Segera spur from the Chalinze-Tanga highway to Moshi and Arusha, 370 km (230 mi)
• Arusha to the Kenyan border, 108 km (67 mi)
• Morogoro to Mbeya, 690 km (430 mi)

There are no paved links from the capital to the south-eastern, western, central and northern regions. Most of the roads between these areas are dirt tracks, with a few improved gravel sections. Within each area there are paved roads isolated from the rest of the paved network.

Railroads:

In 2008 Tanzania had 3,689 km (2,292 mi) of rail, ranking it 46th in the world by extent of railway system. Tanzania's system includes 2,720 km (1,690 mi) of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in) gauge, or narrow gauge, and 969 km (602 mi) of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge track.

Railway links with adjacent countries

• Burundi - no - proposed 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1/2 in)
• DR Congo - decades ago there was a train ferry between Kigoma and Kalemie, in 2007 there are no ferry links and the DR Congo line to Kalemie is defunct because of a collapsed bridge. Break of gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Kenya - yes - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in) same gauge, but the link between Moshi and Voi has not operated for many years.
• Malawi - no - break of gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Mozambique - no - break of gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Rwanda - no - proposed 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1/2 in)
• Uganda - yes - same gauge - via train ferry from Mwanza to Port Bell or Jinja.
• Zambia - yes - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) break-of-gauge

The central line between Kigoma and Dar es Salaam carries international freight and passengers in transit from Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda to the Indian Ocean, and the branch from Tabora to Mwanza carries freight and passengers between Uganda and the Indian Ocean.

Isaka Dry Port, a small town and station on the Mwanza Line at its intersection with the paved highway to Kigali. It has been developed into a so-called 'dry port' for trans-shipping Burundian and Rwandan road freight onto freight trains for the seaport of Dar es Salaam. There are proposals to build a railway from Isaka to Rwanda/Burundi.

Aviation:

Tanzania had a total of 125 airports as of 2009, ranking it 47th in the world by number of airports.

Paved

• total:9
• over 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 2
• 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft): 2
• 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft): 4
• 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft): 1

Unpaved

• total: 116
• 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft): 19
• 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft): 63
• under 914 m (3,000 ft): 34

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