Ujiji
Swahili house in Ujiji | |
| Location | Kigoma-Ujiji District, Kigoma Region, Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4°54′40″S 29°40′30″E / 4.91111°S 29.67500°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 18th Century |
| Cultures | Manyema, Jiji, Ha, Swahili and Arab |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Endangered |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Swahili |
| Official name | Ujiji Historic Town |
| Type | Cultural |
Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania and is located in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region. Originally a Swahili settlement and then an Arab slave trading post by the mid-nineteenth century nominally under the Sultanate of Zanzibar, the town is the oldest in western Tanzania. In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 41,000. The site is a registered National Historic Site.