Kurasini (Kata ya Kurasini, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Temeke district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.

Home of The Dar es Salaam Port, It is the location of the Port of Dar es Salaam; the fourth-largest port in Africa on the Indian Ocean, The National Police College, the Mgulani Police Barracks, Tanzania Immigration Headquarters, Diplomacy College and the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair Grounds.

Kurasini, under the British occupation of Tanganyika was built before 1940 for European port officials only .

[5] The ward serves as the Zaramo ancestral home along with a sizable chunk of the district.

[6] The ward is home to these educational institutions:[7] The ward is home to the following health institutions:[8] This Dar es Salaam Region location article is a stub.