Shirati

For the village in Iran, see Shirati, Iran.

Shirati is a town in Rorya District in North Mara, Tanzania on the shore above Lake Victoria, near the border with Kenya. It has a population of c. 100,000^[1] It is the northernmost town at the border with Kenya at is located in Royra District. Most of the residents of Shirati are DhoLuo speaking people Nilotes. Suba people, a subbranch of Bantu communities who adopted Luo customs, language, and practices also live in Shirati. Similarly, Shirati has a substantial number of Westerners who work at the mission at Kabwana – translated into "the white people's home" from Luo.

Shirati Mji wa Shirati
Town
Shirati Location of Shirati
Coordinates: 1°09′13″S 34°01′49″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Mara Region
District	Rorya
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Website	Regional website

History

When Shirati was part of German East Africa, the Germans built a fort there, built a sturdy gravel road down to the shore of Lake Victoria where they put in a stone pier, as well as constructing a number of other official buildings.^[2]