Tanzania

318 cities · 31 states/provinces · Capital: Dodoma · Africa

56,318,348 Population
318 Cities
$79.0B GDP
$1,224 GDP per Capita
0.532 HDI
67.0 Life Expectancy
945,087 Area (km²)

Tanzania at a Glance

General

CapitalDodoma
ContinentAfrica
RegionAfrica
SubregionEastern Africa
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyShilling (TZS)

Demographics

Population56,318,348
Density59.6/km²
Median Age17.7
Urban Population35.5%
Birth Rate35.2 per 1K
Death Rate5.8 per 1K
Fertility Rate4.61

Economy

GDP$79.0 billion
GDP per Capita$1,224
HDI0.532
Gini Index40.5
Internet Users29.1%

Geography

Area945,087 km²
Driving SideLeft
LandlockedNo
BordersBDI,COD,KEN,MWI,MOZ,RWA,UGA,ZMB
Calling Code++255
TLD.tz

Status

ISO CodeTZ / TZA
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy67.0 years

Largest Cities in Tanzania

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region 4,715,000 79°F 79 ft
2 Zanzibar Zanzibar Urban/West 709,809 79°F 46 ft
3 Mwanza Mwanza 706,453 73°F 3,753 ft
4 Mbeya Mbeya 541,603 63°F 5,568 ft
5 Arusha Arusha 535,362 69°F 4,642 ft
6 Morogoro Morogoro 471,409 76°F 1,654 ft
7 Geita Geita 361,671 71°F 4,160 ft
8 Tabora Tabora 308,741 74°F 3,907 ft
9 Songea Ruvuma 286,285 70°F 3,652 ft
10 Bariadi Simiyu 260,927 72°F 4,206 ft
11 Kasulu Kigoma 234,452 68°F 4,298 ft
12 Kigoma Kigoma 232,388 75°F 2,523 ft
13 Tanga Tanga 221,127 80°F 72 ft
14 Tunduma Songwe 219,309 70°F 5,571 ft
15 Dodoma Dodoma 213,636 72°F 3,691 ft
16 Ifakara Morogoro 205,843 76°F 850 ft
17 Mpanda Katavi 204,338 77°F 3,609 ft
18 Iringa Iringa 202,490 67°F 5,331 ft
19 Bunda Mara 182,970 73°F 4,052 ft
20 Singida Singida 165,492 69°F 4,948 ft

States & Provinces in Tanzania

Arusha 14 Dar es Salaam Region 2 Dodoma 8 Geita 10 Iringa 6 Kagera 15 Katavi 4 Kigoma 8 Kilimanjaro 13 Lindi 9 Manyara 14 Mara 16 Mbeya 19 Morogoro 22 Mtwara 20 Mwanza 11 Njombe 7 Pemba North 3 Pemba South 4 Pwani 18 Rukwa 7 Ruvuma 10 Shinyanga 9 Simiyu 11 Singida 16 Songwe 4 Tabora 11 Tanga 16 Zanzibar Central/South 5 Zanzibar North 5 Zanzibar Urban/West 2