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Tanzania Cities

Explore the urban centers that shaped Tanzania's history

Capital Major City

Dodoma

410,000
1907
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Capital of Tanzania, major political center in the center of the country.

Major City

Dar es Salaam

6,000,000
1862
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Largest city and former capital, major commercial and port center.

Major City

Mwanza

800,000
19
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Second largest city, major port on Lake Victoria.

Major City

Arusha

500,000
1900
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Major city in the north, gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro and Serengeti.

Major City

Mbeya

400,000
19
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Major city in the southwest, important agricultural and mining center.

Tanga

300,000
19
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Major port city on the Indian Ocean coast.

Morogoro

250,000
19
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Major city in the center, important agricultural center.

Tabora

200,000
19
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Major city in the center, important railway junction.

Kigoma

200,000
19
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Major port city on Lake Tanganyika.

Moshi

200,000
19
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Major city in the north, gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro.

Zanzibar City

200,000
19
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Capital of Zanzibar, major tourist destination.

Songea

150,000
19
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Major city in the south, important agricultural center.

Iringa

150,000
19
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Major city in the center, important agricultural center.

Musoma

150,000
19
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Major city in the north, important fishing center.

Korogwe

100,000
19
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Major city in the northeast, important agricultural center.

Bukoba

100,000
19
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Major city on Lake Victoria, important fishing center.

Mtwara

100,000
19
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Major port city on the Indian Ocean coast.

Shinyanga

100,000
19
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Major city in the northwest, important mining center.

Singida

100,000
19
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Major city in the center, important agricultural center.

Sumbawanga

100,000
19
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Major city in the southwest, important agricultural center.

Tunduma

100,000
19
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Border town with Zambia, important trading center.

Lindi

50,000
19
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Major port city on the Indian Ocean coast.

Bagamoyo

50,000
19
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Historic coastal town, former capital of German East Africa.

Stone Town

50,000
19
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Historic part of Zanzibar City, UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kasulu

50,000
19
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Border town with Burundi, important trading center.

Kyela

50,000
19
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Border town with Malawi, important trading center.

Pemba

40,000
19
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Major city on Pemba Island, important agricultural center.

Namanga

30,000
19
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Border town with Kenya, important trading center.

Kasumulu

10,000
19
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Border town with Burundi, important trading center.