Bushiri is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania.

The ward covers an area of 249 km2 (96 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 55 m (180 ft).

[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,750.

[3] It is named in honor of Abushiri, a freedom fighter who led a revolt against the German colonizers of East Africa in 1888.

[4] This Tanga Region location article is a stub.