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Dar es Salaam

Eastern Africa

Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
7,776,000 1
Area (sq km)
1599 1
Founding Year
1862 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
12 2
Latitude
6.81611 degrees south 1
Longitude
39.28028 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
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Associated With

Dar es Salaam Region, States or Territories

dar-es-salaam is associated with dar-es-salaam-region.

Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Dar es Salaam Region, States or Territories

dar-es-salaam is the capital of dar-es-salaam-region.

Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Air Tanzania

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Tanzania Railways Corporation

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Source Wikidata: Tanzania Railways Corporationtier 2
University of Dar es Salaam

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Source University of Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM; Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam) is a public university located in Ubungo District, in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.
Sources
1. Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Dar es Salaam ... is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region.
  • Infobox: population_total
    7,776,000
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2023 estimate
  • Infobox, Area
    1,599 km2 (617 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6.81611 S 39.28028 E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6.81611 S 39.28028 E
  • Infobox: established_date
    1862; 164 years ago
  • Lead
    It is located on the Swahili coast.
  • Associated With: Tanzania, Infobox, Country
    Tanzania
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Dar es Salaam (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 12 m
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3. GeoNames: Dar es Salaam - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 160263
    -6.82349 39.26951 P PPLA TZ 23 0702 0702132 5383728 24 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 24 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 39.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 39.25
-6.75 39.25 Aw
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Wikidata: Dar es Salaam
Wikidata Q1960, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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