Knowledge

Tanzania Posts Corporation

Source 📝

205: 310: 24: 911:
TPC launched its first Burea de change at the Dar es Salaam general post office (Posta Mpya) in June 2012. Currently this service is only available at posta mpya and at Shangani Post office-Stone Town in Zanzibar. however the corporation has shown interest in expanding this service to other major
300:
was formed before the TPC however, the banking division was part of the Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (TP&TC). However, from 1 March 1992, the Tanzania postal bank was established as a successor to the Tanganyika Post office Savings which was established by the Post Office
321:
The Posts Corporation is mandated to run as a corporation without receiving funds from the Budget. This means that the corporation had to consolidate a large number of its loss making branches. To help serve the rural population continue to have access to the service the corporation started to
1349: 223:
authority. Mail was carried from the colony to Europe using steamers and only post offices along the coast had regular service. At its peak the government operated 54 post offices (1913). The German government also had set up a network of
268:
On December 31, 1993, the parliament enacted multiple laws to help deregulate the operations of posts and telecommunications to increase their autonomy and efficiency. Following this three new independent organizations were created.
253: 1288: 322:
franchise post offices. The Posts Corporation operates its mail delivery network using three types of post offices: Departmental Post Offices;Franchised Post offices and SUB post offices.
1359: 891:
Due to its wide network the posts corporation is a vital agent for the government to collect funds from the populace especially in rural areas. TPC allows people government bills such as
1354: 1369: 260:. However, after the East African community was dissolved in 1977 the Tanzanian government established the Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (TP&TC). 1394: 1596: 1281: 1440: 277: 1460: 1274: 1505: 896: 1015: 1591: 1495: 1535: 1455: 1409: 991: 1419: 1606: 1364: 1601: 1500: 1334: 219:
using German stamps for mail. The Postal Service was operated jointly along with telegraph service administered under the
184: 76: 256:. Even post-independence in the early 1960s the postal and communications services were managed under the newly formed 1429: 1424: 284: 1530: 1515: 1475: 273:
The Tanzania Posts Corporation (TPC) fully owned by the government of Tanzania in a form of a public corporation.
240:, the postal service was handled by them. The British consolidated all the postal and communication entities in 1450: 1399: 1490: 1389: 1060: 1344: 257: 249: 237: 1525: 1297: 900: 1118: 204: 1374: 1319: 376: 297: 188: 142: 81: 1555: 128: 228:
and telephones, In 1914 there were 34 telegraph offices operating 2,537 kilometers of land lines.
1314: 507: 220: 132: 68: 1445: 1011: 1005: 987: 1550: 1510: 1309: 716: 819: 610: 499: 209: 46: 1465: 741: 1585: 766: 691: 683: 663: 635: 479: 454: 429: 404: 351: 1560: 1324: 1266: 812: 791: 656: 585: 553: 532: 397: 124: 23: 309: 1485: 1470: 1404: 560: 120: 1414: 1379: 959: 225: 32: 1034: 1540: 1329: 1147: 1086: 1007:
Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation
839: 180: 176: 72: 1570: 1565: 1520: 1480: 1384: 1339: 892: 50: 1176: 314: 245: 1228: 929: 1202: 308: 287:
as the government public broadcasting channel for TV and Am Radio.
241: 203: 216: 172: 116: 1270: 301:
Savings Bank Ordinance of 1925 and became operational in 1927.
215:
A German postal agency was established on 27 February 1885 in
208:
10 pesa on 20 pfennig overprint of 1893, used 5 July 1894 at
1259: 153: 254:
East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration
179:
and was established in 1994. It is headquartered in
148: 138: 112: 102: 92: 64: 56: 42: 30: 1113: 1111: 232:British Takeover and East African Postal Services 108:Deos Khamis Mndeme (Postmaster General & CEO) 949:Michel Deutschland-Spezial-Katalog 1996, p. 388 1282: 1128:. Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority 280:(TTCL) as a limited liability public company. 8: 964:. H.M. Stationery Office, London. p. 67 16: 278:Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited 1289: 1275: 1267: 324: 15: 1029: 1027: 921: 264:Formation of Tanzania Posts Corporation 236:After the British took over control of 1597:Government-owned companies of Tanzania 7: 1035:"Tanzania Posts Corporation Profile" 932:. Tanzania Posts Corporation. 2013 868:Source: Tanzania Posts Corporation 14: 1370:Democratic Republic of the Congo 252:(KUT) under the umbrella of the 22: 1010:. Guilford Press. p. 445. 961:Tanganyika (German East Africa) 171:is the company responsible for 1: 1235:. Tanzania Posts Corporation 1209:. Tanzania Posts Corporation 1183:. Tanzania Posts Corporation 1157:. Tanzania Posts Corporation 1096:. Tanzania Posts Corporation 861: 858: 855: 852: 849: 838: 835: 832: 829: 826: 823: 810: 807: 804: 801: 798: 795: 785: 782: 779: 776: 773: 770: 760: 757: 754: 751: 748: 745: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 710: 707: 704: 701: 698: 695: 682: 679: 676: 673: 670: 667: 654: 651: 648: 645: 642: 639: 629: 626: 623: 620: 617: 614: 604: 601: 598: 595: 592: 589: 579: 576: 573: 570: 567: 564: 551: 548: 545: 542: 539: 536: 526: 523: 520: 517: 514: 511: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 458: 448: 445: 442: 439: 436: 433: 423: 420: 417: 414: 411: 408: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 370: 367: 364: 361: 358: 355: 285:Tanzania Broadcasting Center 984:The Postage Stamp Gazetteer 1623: 1592:Communications in Tanzania 1233:Tanzania Posts Corporation 1207:Tanzania Posts Corporation 1181:Tanzania Posts Corporation 1155:Tanzania Posts Corporation 1094:Tanzania Posts Corporation 982:Blackburn, Graham (1976); 169:Tanzania Posts Corporation 17:Tanzania Posts Corporation 1305: 865: 21: 1350:Central African Republic 1004:Robert F. Stock (2004). 305:Post Office Distribution 1229:"TPC: Bureau de change" 1061:"Historical Background" 1041:. World Investment News 1298:Postal administrations 1148:"LIST OF POST OFFICES" 1119:"List of Postal Codes" 1087:"LIST OF POST OFFICES" 1067:. Tanzania Postal Bank 986:; Bobbs-Merrill, USA; 318: 258:East African Community 212: 200:German Postal Services 143:Government of Tanzania 1607:Philately of Tanzania 1506:São Tomé and Príncipe 1496:Republic of the Congo 930:"TPC — About Us" 312: 207: 1602:Postal organizations 1065:Tanzania Postal Bank 377:Dar es Salaam Region 298:Tanzania Postal Bank 292:Tanzania Postal Bank 98:Tanzania / Worldwide 711:Southern Highlands 605:Southern Highlands 449:Southern Highlands 221:German East African 18: 912:regional outlets. 903:examination fees. 899:, School fees and 882:Financial Services 508:Kilimanjaro Region 319: 213: 133:Financial services 1579: 1578: 1385:Equatorial Guinea 1177:"Utility Service" 1017:978-1-57230-868-8 874: 873: 869: 811:Coastal Northern 655:Coastal Southern 552:Coastal Southern 166: 165: 1614: 1291: 1284: 1277: 1268: 1263: 1262: 1260:Official website 1245: 1244: 1242: 1240: 1225: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1188: 1173: 1167: 1166: 1164: 1162: 1152: 1144: 1138: 1137: 1135: 1133: 1123: 1115: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1101: 1091: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1072: 1057: 1051: 1050: 1048: 1046: 1031: 1022: 1021: 1001: 995: 980: 974: 973: 971: 969: 956: 950: 947: 941: 940: 938: 937: 926: 907:Bureau de change 867: 717:Shinyanga Region 325: 162: 159: 157: 155: 71:, Ghana Street, 26: 19: 1622: 1621: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1613: 1612: 1611: 1582: 1581: 1580: 1575: 1301: 1295: 1258: 1257: 1254: 1249: 1248: 1238: 1236: 1227: 1226: 1222: 1212: 1210: 1203:"Necta Service" 1201: 1200: 1196: 1186: 1184: 1175: 1174: 1170: 1160: 1158: 1150: 1146: 1145: 1141: 1131: 1129: 1121: 1117: 1116: 1109: 1099: 1097: 1089: 1085: 1084: 1080: 1070: 1068: 1059: 1058: 1054: 1044: 1042: 1033: 1032: 1025: 1018: 1003: 1002: 998: 981: 977: 967: 965: 958: 957: 953: 948: 944: 935: 933: 928: 927: 923: 918: 909: 889: 887:Agency Services 884: 879: 870: 611:Morogoro Region 500:Lake Tanganyika 307: 294: 266: 234: 202: 197: 152: 105: 95: 88: 84: 47:Postal services 35: 12: 11: 5: 1620: 1618: 1610: 1609: 1604: 1599: 1594: 1584: 1583: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1435: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1306: 1303: 1302: 1296: 1294: 1293: 1286: 1279: 1271: 1265: 1264: 1253: 1252:External links 1250: 1247: 1246: 1220: 1194: 1168: 1139: 1107: 1078: 1052: 1023: 1016: 996: 975: 951: 942: 920: 919: 917: 914: 908: 905: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 872: 871: 866: 863: 862: 860: 857: 854: 851: 848: 846: 843: 842: 837: 834: 831: 828: 825: 822: 820:Zanzibar Isles 816: 815: 809: 806: 803: 800: 797: 794: 788: 787: 784: 781: 778: 775: 772: 769: 763: 762: 759: 756: 753: 750: 747: 744: 742:Singida Region 738: 737: 734: 731: 728: 725: 722: 719: 713: 712: 709: 706: 703: 700: 697: 694: 688: 687: 681: 678: 675: 672: 669: 666: 660: 659: 653: 650: 647: 644: 641: 638: 632: 631: 628: 625: 622: 619: 616: 613: 607: 606: 603: 600: 597: 594: 591: 588: 582: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 566: 563: 557: 556: 550: 547: 544: 541: 538: 535: 529: 528: 525: 522: 519: 516: 513: 510: 504: 503: 497: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 476: 475: 472: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 451: 450: 447: 444: 441: 438: 435: 432: 426: 425: 422: 419: 416: 413: 410: 407: 401: 400: 394: 391: 388: 385: 382: 379: 373: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 348: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 306: 303: 293: 290: 289: 288: 281: 274: 265: 262: 233: 230: 201: 198: 196: 193: 173:postal service 164: 163: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 121:parcel service 114: 110: 109: 106: 103: 100: 99: 96: 93: 90: 89: 86: 80: 66: 62: 61: 58: 54: 53: 44: 40: 39: 36: 31: 28: 27: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1619: 1608: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1598: 1595: 1593: 1590: 1589: 1587: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1425:Guinea-Bissau 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1365:Côte d'Ivoire 1363: 1361: 1358: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1307: 1304: 1299: 1292: 1287: 1285: 1280: 1278: 1273: 1272: 1269: 1261: 1256: 1255: 1251: 1234: 1230: 1224: 1221: 1208: 1204: 1198: 1195: 1182: 1178: 1172: 1169: 1156: 1149: 1143: 1140: 1127: 1120: 1114: 1112: 1108: 1095: 1088: 1082: 1079: 1066: 1062: 1056: 1053: 1040: 1036: 1030: 1028: 1024: 1019: 1013: 1009: 1008: 1000: 997: 993: 992:0-672-52146-6 989: 985: 979: 976: 963: 962: 955: 952: 946: 943: 931: 925: 922: 915: 913: 906: 904: 902: 898: 894: 886: 881: 876: 864: 847: 845: 844: 841: 821: 818: 817: 814: 793: 790: 789: 768: 767:Tabora Region 765: 764: 743: 740: 739: 718: 715: 714: 693: 692:Ruvuma Region 690: 689: 685: 684:Lake Victoria 665: 664:Mwanza Region 662: 661: 658: 637: 636:Mtwara Region 634: 633: 612: 609: 608: 587: 584: 583: 562: 559: 558: 555: 534: 531: 530: 509: 506: 505: 501: 481: 480:Kigoma Region 478: 477: 456: 455:Kagera Region 453: 452: 431: 430:Iringa Region 428: 427: 406: 405:Dodoma Region 403: 402: 399: 378: 375: 374: 353: 352:Arusha Region 350: 349: 345: 342: 339: 336: 334:Departmental 333: 330: 327: 326: 323: 316: 311: 304: 302: 299: 291: 286: 282: 279: 275: 272: 271: 270: 263: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 231: 229: 227: 222: 218: 211: 206: 199: 194: 192: 190: 189:Dar es Salaam 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 161: 151: 147: 144: 141: 137: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 115: 111: 107: 101: 97: 91: 83: 82:Dar es Salaam 78: 74: 70: 67: 63: 59: 55: 52: 48: 45: 41: 37: 34: 29: 25: 20: 1545: 1531:South Africa 1521:Sierra Leone 1330:Burkina Faso 1237:. Retrieved 1232: 1223: 1211:. Retrieved 1206: 1197: 1185:. Retrieved 1180: 1171: 1159:. Retrieved 1154: 1142: 1130:. Retrieved 1125: 1098:. Retrieved 1093: 1081: 1069:. Retrieved 1064: 1055: 1043:. Retrieved 1038: 1006: 999: 983: 978: 966:. Retrieved 960: 954: 945: 934:. Retrieved 924: 910: 890: 813:Indian Ocean 792:Tanga Region 657:Indian Ocean 586:Mbeya Region 554:Indian Ocean 533:Lindi Region 398:Indian Ocean 331:Postal Code 320: 317:Post Office. 295: 267: 235: 214: 168: 167: 65:Headquarters 1536:South Sudan 994:. See p.96. 561:Mara Region 337:Franchised 117:Letter post 94:Area served 69:Posta House 1586:Categories 1516:Seychelles 1476:Mozambique 1461:Mauritania 1446:Madagascar 1345:Cape Verde 936:2014-08-25 916:References 250:Tanganyika 238:Tanganyika 226:telegraphs 104:Key people 33:Trade name 1466:Mauritius 1300:of Africa 686:Southern 527:Northern 502:Northern 371:Northern 1571:Zimbabwe 1546:Tanzania 1400:Ethiopia 1395:Eswatini 1375:Djibouti 1340:Cameroon 1325:Botswana 877:Services 840:Zanzibar 786:Central 761:Central 630:Central 424:Central 396:Coastal 185:Ilala MC 183:ward of 181:Kivukoni 177:Tanzania 129:delivery 113:Services 87:Tanzania 77:Ilala MC 73:Kivukoni 43:Industry 1556:Tunisia 1526:Somalia 1511:Senegal 1491:Nigeria 1481:Namibia 1471:Morocco 1437:Liberia 1434:Lesotho 1390:Eritrea 1360:Comoros 1335:Burundi 1310:Algeria 1239:13 July 1213:13 July 1187:13 July 1161:12 July 1132:13 July 1100:12 July 1071:13 July 1045:12 July 968:12 July 897:DAWASCO 328:Region 195:History 149:Website 57:Founded 51:courier 1566:Zambia 1561:Uganda 1501:Rwanda 1451:Malawi 1420:Guinea 1410:Gambia 1315:Angola 1014:  990:  824:7xxxx 796:21xxx 771:45xxx 746:43xxx 721:37xxx 696:57xxx 668:33xxx 640:63xxx 615:67xxx 590:53xxx 565:31xxx 537:65xxx 512:25xxx 484:47xxx 459:35xxx 434:51xxx 409:41xxx 381:1xxxx 356:23xxx 343:Total 315:Kigoma 246:Uganda 156:.posta 1541:Sudan 1486:Niger 1441:Libya 1430:Kenya 1415:Ghana 1405:Gabon 1380:Egypt 1320:Benin 1151:(PDF) 1122:(PDF) 1090:(PDF) 1039:WINNE 901:NECTA 736:Lake 580:Lake 474:Lake 346:Zone 242:Kenya 210:Tanga 139:Owner 38:Posta 1551:Togo 1456:Mali 1355:Chad 1241:2015 1215:2015 1189:2015 1163:2015 1134:2015 1126:TCRA 1102:2015 1073:2015 1047:2015 1012:ISBN 988:ISBN 970:2015 893:LUKU 859:399 856:155 850:154 340:SUB 313:The 296:The 283:The 276:The 248:and 217:Lamu 60:1994 853:90 836:11 808:26 805:12 799:10 783:26 780:15 758:12 733:18 680:27 671:10 652:12 627:24 621:10 602:21 549:10 524:43 521:24 515:12 496:15 471:20 446:21 421:24 415:12 393:40 384:28 368:27 359:16 187:in 175:in 160:.tz 158:.co 154:www 125:EMS 1588:: 1231:. 1205:. 1179:. 1153:. 1124:. 1110:^ 1092:. 1063:. 1037:. 1026:^ 895:, 833:2 830:4 827:5 802:4 777:5 774:6 755:6 752:2 749:4 730:8 727:2 724:8 708:8 705:3 702:2 699:3 677:9 674:8 649:6 646:2 643:4 624:5 618:9 599:6 596:6 593:9 577:6 574:1 571:1 568:4 546:4 543:3 540:3 518:7 493:8 490:3 487:4 468:8 465:4 462:8 443:9 440:7 437:5 418:8 412:4 390:6 387:6 365:1 362:1 244:, 191:. 131:, 127:, 123:, 119:, 85:, 79:, 75:, 49:, 1290:e 1283:t 1276:v 1243:. 1217:. 1191:. 1165:. 1136:. 1104:. 1075:. 1049:. 1020:. 972:. 939:.

Index


Trade name
Postal services
courier
Posta House
Kivukoni
Ilala MC
Dar es Salaam
Letter post
parcel service
EMS
delivery
Financial services
Government of Tanzania
www.posta.co.tz
postal service
Tanzania
Kivukoni
Ilala MC
Dar es Salaam

Tanga
Lamu
German East African
telegraphs
Tanganyika
Kenya
Uganda
Tanganyika
East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.