Kidatu is a town in central Tanzania, located in Kilombero District, Morogoro Region.

The primary economic activity is the large Illovo sugar cane plantation and factory which produces 130,000 tonnes (130,000 long tons; 140,000 short tons) of sugar per year.

Kidatu is the terminus of a 107 km-long (66 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) narrow gauge branch line from Kilosa off the Tanzania Railways Corporation Central line, built between 1958 and 1963..[2] In the 1970s, the newer 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) TAZARA railway was built through.

It is about 300 km (190 mi) from Dar es Salaam, either via the north or TAZARA.

[3] This hub connects the large 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) zone of southern Africa and bypasses congestion at Dar es Salaam.