Kilwa may refer to the following places in Africa:
In Tanzania Kilwa Kisiwani, an Indian Ocean island and historic Swahili city-state Kilwa Masoko, a mainland port across from Kilwa Kisiwani Kilwa District, a district of Lindi Region Kilwa Sultanate, a medieval Swahili sultanate
In Saudi Arabia Qilwah, a governorate in the Al-Baha Province of Saudi Arabia Kilwa (Saudi Arabia), an archaeological site in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia
On Lake Mweru Kilwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town on the south-west shore of Lake Mweru Kilwa Island, a Zambian lake island close to the Congolese town