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Dar es Salaam
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| Coordinates: 06°48′58″S 39°16′49″E / 6.81611°S 39.28028°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Coastal Indian Ocean |
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| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Albert Challamila |
| • Lord Mayor | Omary Said Kumbilamoto |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,493 km2 (576 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 8,989,150 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 11xxx |
| Area code | 022 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.699 medium · 2nd |
| Website | dcc.go.tz |
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Dar es Salaam (/ˌdɑːr ɛs səˈlɑːm/; from Arabic: دَار السَّلَام, romanized: Dār as-Salām, lit. 'Abode of Peace') is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over nine million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by Population and the sixth-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic center and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.[2]
The town was founded by Majid bin Said, the first Sultan of Zanzibar, in 1865 or 1866. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika, and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma which was officially completed in 1996.[3]
Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for arts, fashion, media, film, television, and finance. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions, and consists of five districts: Kinondoni in the north; Ilala in the centre; Ubungo and Temeke in the south; and Kigamboni in the east across the Kurasini estuary.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract 2011, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Where is the fastest growing city in the world?". theguardian.com. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "This Tanzanian city may soon be one of the world's most populous. Is it ready?". Environment. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.