Businesses in Pangani

Categories in Pangani

Churches Government Office Mosques Home Goods Store Education Elementary School Middle School Primary School Restaurants Pharmacy Hotels Hotels and motels Resort

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pangani

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	17
Hotels and motels	17
Mosques	13
Other accommodation	12

Pangani Facts

Area	1445.8 km²
Population	68,609
Male Population	34,160 (49.8%)
Female Population	34,449 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+206.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+42.5%
Median Age	20.5 years (Male: 19.9, Female: 21)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,829 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-5.42526, 38.97473

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Pangani Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	22,399	38,121	48,135	63,806	68,609	76,591	84,852
Population Density	15.5 / km²	26.4 / km²	33.3 / km²	44.1 / km²	47.5 / km²	53 / km²	58.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pangani Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 42.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pangani	+206.3%	+80%	+42.5%
Tanga Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pangani Median Age

Median Age: 20.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pangani	20.5 yrs	21 yrs	19.9 yrs
Tanga Region	18.1 yrs	19 yrs	17.2 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pangani Population Density

Population Density: 47.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pangani	68,609	1,445.8 km²	47.5 / km²
Tanga Region	2.4 million	27,889.3 km²	85.3 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pangani Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Pangani

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Pangani Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$811	$818	$764	$1,549	$1,290	$1,538	$1,685	$1,829
Total GDP	$25.1M	$29.8M	$31.1M	$70.7M	$65.6M	$88.9M	$111.4M	$126.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Pangani CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pangani	18,346 tn	0.27 tn	12.7 tons/km²
Tanga Region	648,128 tn	0.27 tn	23.2 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Pangani CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	18,346 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	12.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/5/17	9:54 AM	4.5	53.8 km	14,980 m	17km ENE of Tanga, Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/14/08	3:31 PM	4.5	77.9 km	10,000 m	Kenya	usgs.gov
1/15/05	5:13 AM	5	68.3 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pangani

Pangani is a town in northeast Tanzania that lies 45 km south of Tanga, at the mouth of the Pangani River. It is the headquarters of Pangani District. archaeologists have found the remains of small 15th century settlements on the bluffs just north o..

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