Bongoyo Island

Bongoyo Island
Bongoyo Island
IUCN category II (national park)
	Bongoyo Island beach
	location in Tanzania
Location	Tanzania,; Dar es Salaam Region,; Kinondoni District
Nearest city	Dar es Salaam
Coordinates	6°41′S 39°16′E / 6.69°S 39.26°E
Area	19.1km²
Established	1975
Governing body	Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)
Website	DMRS

Bongoyo Island (Kisiwa cha Bongoyo, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve with the IUCN category II located within Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The island situated 2.5 km north of the country's largest city, Dar es Salaam in the Sea of Zanj. It is the most frequently visited of the four islands of the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System (DMRS) and a popular daytrip for both tourists and Tanzanian residents alike for snorkelling and sunbathing. North of the island is Mbudya Island and to the west is Pangavini Island. ^[1] ^[2] The island is home to some of Tanzania's largest specimens of endangered coconut crabs. ^[3]

^ Levine, Arielle. (2010). Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. July–December 2004. 183-202. 10.1080/13880290490883241
^ "Dar Es Salaam Marine Reserves System". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ Caro, Tim, et al. "A case study of the coconut crab Birgus latro on Zanzibar highlights global threats and conservation solutions." Oryx 55.4 (2021): 556-563.

[1] Levine, Arielle. (2010). Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. July–December 2004. 183-202. 10.1080/13880290490883241

[2] "Dar Es Salaam Marine Reserves System". Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[3] Caro, Tim, et al. "A case study of the coconut crab Birgus latro on Zanzibar highlights global threats and conservation solutions." Oryx 55.4 (2021): 556-563.

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