Ruvu is a small town and ward (shehia) located in the Kibaha District of the Pwani Region in eastern Tanzania, west of Dar es Salaam. As of 2022, the ward population was 4,111.
The town is served by a junction station on the Central Railway of Tanzania Railways Corporation. From the junction, a branch proceeds cross-country to join the Tanga line<Ref name="junction">District Council - Infrastructure, Pwani Regional Commissioner's Office (Pwani region website confirms location of junction station at Ruvu), Retrieved 21 July 2014)</ref> near Mnyusi. The branch diverges on the west side of the town, and the link was opened in August 1963.
There are two other towns in Tanzania with the same name.