Lindi

Lindi is a historic coastal town in southern Tanzania and the administrative centre of the Lindi Region, the least populated region in the country. It stands at the head of Lindi Bay on the Indian Ocean, at the mouth of the Lukuledi River, about 105 kilometres north of Mtwara and 450 kilometres south of Dar es Salaam. The Swahili town was founded in the 11th century, was renamed Lindi, meaning deep channel, by Omani rulers in the 17th century, and served as a port for ivory and slaves before German and then British rule. It was the administrative capital of the southern province until 1952, when the seat moved to Mtwara. Fishing, salt production and the farming of coconut and cashew nuts are the main livelihoods, and the 2012 census counted 78,841 people.