Religion in Tanzania

The country is pretty diverse when it comes to religion. It is roughly split half and half into Christian and Muslim, but there are also people still practicing their traditional religions from before colonialism. Most of the Muslim population is found along the Indian Ocean coastline and in major cities. The mosques play the call to prayer everyday over loud speakers so you can always hear them no matter where you are in the city.

For Christians, there are several denominations here, but Roman Catholic is the dominant one. People are very involved with church, and in some cases it's amazing how closely their lives are tied to the church community. And on Sundays they sing and dance very enthusiastically!

In Mwanza the religious diversity is even more noticeable due to the Hindu population. Ever since the time when the railroads were built here, Indians have moved to Mwanza and made it their home. Today there are a few Hindu temples mixed in with the many mosques and churches here in Mwanza. This mix of religion gives the city sort of an oriental feel at times, however it's cool how well they all get along with one another. They seem to coexist peacefully together, and they try to keep their religious differences out of their day to day dealings with one another.