Lindi Bay (

Swahili language Swahili, also known as as it is referred to endonym and exonym, in the Swahili language, is a Bantu languages, Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique (along the East Af ...

: ''Ghuba la Lindi)'' is a body of water in located in southern

Lindi Region Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Sr ...

in south east

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

. Located in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

, the bay is 11.8km long, 5.9km at its widest and 750m at its shortest. The bay is fed by the Lukuledi River with the mouth of the river into the bay is located the town of

Lindi Lindi is a historic coastal town in southern Tanzania and the administrative center of the Lindi Region, the least populated region in the country. Situated at the head of Lindi Bay along the Indian Ocean, the town is located approximately 10 ...

, which is the regional capital of the Lindi region. The bay does not have a shipping port, however, most of the marine vessels are the Lindi Ferry and dugout canoes used by the resident fishermen. The original inhabitants of the bay are the

Mwera people __NOTOC__ The Mwera people are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group. They are native to Ruangwa and Nachingwea Districts in Lindi Region. However they have also settled in northern Mtwara Region and eastern Ruvuma Region of Tanzania, as well as ...

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Bays of Tanzania Geography of Lindi Region {{Lindi-geo-stub