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Dodoma

Eastern Africa

Dodoma is the official capital city of Tanzania, founded in 1907 by German colonists during construction of the central railway. It was chosen in 1974 to replace Dar es Salaam as the nation's capital and became the official capital in 1996, though Dar es Salaam remains the country's commercial and maritime capital. 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
765,179 1
Area (sq km)
2576 1
Founding Year
1907 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1120 1
Latitude
6.17306 degrees south 1
Longitude
35.74194 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 1
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
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Associated With

Dodoma Region, States or Territories

dodoma is associated with dodoma-region.

Source Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Dodoma (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Dodoma Region, States or Territories

dodoma is the capital of dodoma-region.

Source Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Dodoma (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Ministry of Finance and Planning (Tanzania)

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Sources
1. Dodoma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It became the official capital in 1996
  • Infobox, Population figure
    765,179 as per 2022
  • Lead section
    With a population of 765,179 as per 2022 which is projected to reach 1,000,000 by the end of 2026 (given the current pace of relocation of government organizations and NGOs), it is also the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Region.
  • Infobox, Area
    2,576 km2 (995 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,120 m (3,670 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6°10′23″S 35°44′31″E / 6.17306°S 35.74194°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6°10′23″S 35°44′31″E / 6.17306°S 35.74194°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1907
  • Geography, location sentence
    Located in the centre of the country, the town is 453 kilometres (281 mi) west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam
  • 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. GeoNames: Dodoma - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 160196
    -6.17221 35.73947 P PPLC TZ 03 0105 0105272 765179 1125 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1125 m
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3. 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 -6.25, 35.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 35.75
-6.25 35.75 BSh
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Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The regional capital is the city of Dodoma, which is also the capital of Tanzania.
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Wikidata: Dodoma
Wikidata Q3866, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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