Dodoma
Jiji la Dodoma (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Gaddafi mosque in Viwandani ward, Street in Tambukareli ward, Nyerere square in Viwandani ward | |
| Nickname: The Capital City | |
  Dodoma Location of Dodoma | |
| Coordinates: 6°10′23″S 35°44′31″E / 6.17306°S 35.74194°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Dodoma |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Davis G. Mwamfupe |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2,576 km2 (995 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 765,179 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | 026 |
| Website | City website |
Dodoma (lit. 'It has sunk' in Gogo), officially Dodoma City (Jiji Kuu la Dodoma, in Swahili), is the capital of Tanzania[3] and the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Region, with a population of 765,179.[4][3] In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that Tanzania's federal capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma for social and economic reasons and to centralise the capital within the country. It became the official capital in 1996.
Much of Dodoma's initial design did not come to fruition until the 21st century. In May 2023, the national government under President Samia Suluhu unveiled the new State House in Dodoma in a historic event stamping the relocation of government duties to the city. As a result, Dar es Salaam remained the commercial and maritime capital of Tanzania with Dodoma retaining the state house Ikulu, and a large number of government functions.
- ^ "2012 The United Republic of Tanzania Population and Housing Census". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Tanzania
- ^ a b "Country Profile from the official website of Tanzanian government". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "2012 The United Republic of Tanzania Population and Housing Census". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.