Mpiji River (Mto Mpiji in Swahili) is located in the north east of Pwani Region and western Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It begins in Masaki ward in Kisarawe District and eventually drains into Zanzibar Channel at the border of Mbweni ward of Kinondoni MC of Dar es Salaam and Kerege ward of Bagamoyo District of Pwani Region.[1][2]
| Mpiji River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Mto Mpiji (Swahili) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region & Pwani Region |
| District | Kisarawe, Kibaha, Kibaha TC, Ubungo, Kinondoni, & Bagamoyo |
| Ward | Kwembe, Masaki, Bokomnemela, Kiluvya, Kisarawe, Tumbi, Maili Moja, Kibamba, Mbezi, Pangani, Mabwepande, Kerege, Bunju & Mbweni |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Masaki, Kisarawe District, Pwani |
| • coordinates | 7°3′50.76″S 38°59′2.76″E / 7.0641000°S 38.9841000°E |
| Mouth | Zanzibar Channel |
• location | Mbweni |
Threats
editIn Dar es Salaam, the rivers and streams that empty into the Indian Ocean are becoming more and more filthy, according to a news report from 2021. The Mpiji and Msimbazi rivers, as well as the Mzinga and Kizinga streams, have all been contaminated by human and industrial waste. People who live nearby have destroyed natural water alignment and converted nearby streams and rivers into trash dumps. Rivers in Dar es Salaam are poorly protected, and human activity is disrupting their natural alignments.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Mtoni, Y., et al. "Social and Environmental impact of river and pit sand mining activities along the Mbezi and Mpiji rivers." Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Kinondoni Integrated Coastal Area Management Programme (KICAMP), Tanzania (2006).
- ^ Malipa, J. "Site selection for dam construction using RS and GIS to select dam site for irrigation along Mpiji river in Bagamoyo district Tanzania." ITC, 2005.
- ^ "Dar's rivers". Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Machiwa, John F. "Coastal marine pollution in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) relative to recommended environmental quality targets for the Western Indian Ocean." Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 9.1 (2010): 17-30.
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