Mpiji River

Mpiji River
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
Mouth	Zanzibar Channel
• location	Mbweni

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.

Threats

In 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.