Lindi is a historic southern Tanzanian coastal town and regional capital of the Lindi Region. The town is located at the far end of Lindi Bay on the Indian Ocean in southeastern Tanzania. The town is 450 kilometres (280 mi) south of Dar es Salaam and 105 km (65 mi) north of Mtwara, the southernmost coastal town in Tanzania, and gives its name to the surrounding Lindi Region. The Lindi Region is a large, yet sparsely populated, region of Tanzania.
Lindi Town was founded in the 11th century. There is no record of a previous name of the Swahili town. It was possibly named after one of the ancestors of local Mwinyi. In the 17th century, the town was renamed by the Omani Arab colonizers as Lindi meaning "deep channel".[citation needed] The Omanis dominated local people and used the location as a port to sell and transport enslaved humans and ivory to the global market.
With the coming of the German occupation in the 19th century and later on the British occupation after World War I, the town was the administrative capital of the southern province until 1952 where it was moved to Mtwara City due to its favorable harbor potential in Lindi Bay. In 1971, ten years after independence, the Nyerere administration made Lindi Town the regional seat for Lindi Region. However, the following year in 1972 due to a socialist policy, urban councils were abolished in favor of rural development negatively affecting the economy of the town. In 1978 urban councils were reintroduced.[2]
Economyedit
Lindi town's main economic activities are fishing, coconut, cashew nuts, roselles and salt production.[2] The town population was 78,841 as of the 2012 national census.[3]
Geographyedit
Lindi Town is located at the mouth of the Lukuledi River. Located on Lindi Bay, its port facilities are still rudimentary, allowing one or two small cargo and passenger boats at a time, and cannot accommodate ocean-going ships.[4] The region was once an important sisal-producing plantation area, especially in Kikwetu, surrounding the Lindi airstrip, 25 kilometers north of town. Around 2012 Lindi was finally linked to Dar es Salaam by a continuous tarmac road, making Lindi accessible throughout the rainy season. An older tarmac road connects Lindi Town to Mtwara City, passing through Mikindani, an important historic Swahili settlement in Mtwara Region. The Rondo Forest Reserve is an important site of biodiversity which is located at the Rondo Plateau, located in southern Lindi Region.[5] Part of a Coastal Forest mosaic, the Rondo Plateau rises sharply from sea level to about 885 metres or 2,900 feet and therefore features a unique microclimate.[6]
Bird's eye View of Lindi TownLindi Town Street Scene
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lindi, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, tone, style, reflect, encyclopedic, tone, used, wikipedia, wikipedia, guide, writing, better, articles, suggestions, july, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, historic, southern, tanzanian, coa. For other uses see Lindi disambiguation This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lindi is a historic southern Tanzanian coastal town and regional capital of the Lindi Region The town is located at the far end of Lindi Bay on the Indian Ocean in southeastern Tanzania The town is 450 kilometres 280 mi south of Dar es Salaam and 105 km 65 mi north of Mtwara the southernmost coastal town in Tanzania and gives its name to the surrounding Lindi Region The Lindi Region is a large yet sparsely populated region of Tanzania Lindi TownPort city of Lindi RegionLindi Town bay sideNickname Tanzania s coconut capitalLindi TownLocation In Tanzania Coordinates 9 59 49 S 39 42 52 E 9 99694 S 39 71444 E 9 99694 39 71444Country TanzaniaRegionLindi RegionPopulation 2022 census 1 Total95 096Time zoneUTC 3 EAT Area code023WebsiteCountry websiteA scene on Lindi s main street with shops and a students hostel The town is part of Lindi Municipal District Lindi is home to Lindi Historic Town a national historic site of Tanzania The Lindi Airport is 20 kilometres 12 mi northeast of the city Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Geography 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editLindi Town was founded in the 11th century There is no record of a previous name of the Swahili town It was possibly named after one of the ancestors of local Mwinyi In the 17th century the town was renamed by the Omani Arab colonizers as Lindi meaning deep channel citation needed The Omanis dominated local people and used the location as a port to sell and transport enslaved humans and ivory to the global market With the coming of the German occupation in the 19th century and later on the British occupation after World War I the town was the administrative capital of the southern province until 1952 where it was moved to Mtwara City due to its favorable harbor potential in Lindi Bay In 1971 ten years after independence the Nyerere administration made Lindi Town the regional seat for Lindi Region However the following year in 1972 due to a socialist policy urban councils were abolished in favor of rural development negatively affecting the economy of the town In 1978 urban councils were reintroduced 2 Economy editLindi town s main economic activities are fishing coconut cashew nuts roselles and salt production 2 The town population was 78 841 as of the 2012 national census 3 Geography editLindi Town is located at the mouth of the Lukuledi River Located on Lindi Bay its port facilities are still rudimentary allowing one or two small cargo and passenger boats at a time and cannot accommodate ocean going ships 4 The region was once an important sisal producing plantation area especially in Kikwetu surrounding the Lindi airstrip 25 kilometers north of town Around 2012 Lindi was finally linked to Dar es Salaam by a continuous tarmac road making Lindi accessible throughout the rainy season An older tarmac road connects Lindi Town to Mtwara City passing through Mikindani an important historic Swahili settlement in Mtwara Region The Rondo Forest Reserve is an important site of biodiversity which is located at the Rondo Plateau located in southern Lindi Region 5 Part of a Coastal Forest mosaic the Rondo Plateau rises sharply from sea level to about 885 metres or 2 900 feet and therefore features a unique microclimate 6 nbsp Bird s eye View of Lindi Town nbsp Lindi Town Street SceneSee also editList of Swahili settlements of the East African coastReferences edit Population de Population of cities amp urban localities in Tanzania a b https www lands go tz uploads documents en 1567769286 LINDI 20MASTER 20PLAN pdf bare URL PDF 2012 population and housing census PDF March 2013 p 85 Archived from the original PDF on 2013 06 12 Lindi port information Archived from the original on 2006 10 30 Retrieved 2006 11 24 Rondo www nature reserves go tz Retrieved 2019 10 10 Rondo Tanzania Forest Services Agency TFS www tfs go tz Retrieved 2019 10 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lindi amp oldid 1188734559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
