Dodoma Municipal Council

Dodoma Municipal Council
Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Dodoma (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Street scene in Dodoma City, Julius Nyerere Statue in Nyerere Square & Dodoma Grand Mosque
Nickname: 
The Capital City
Dodoma Municipal Council in Dodoma Region
Dodoma Municipal Council in Dodoma Region
Coordinates: 6°6′46.44″S 35°49′40.8″E / 6.1129000°S 35.828000°E / -6.1129000; 35.828000
Country Tanzania
RegionDodoma Region
District1980
HeadquartersDodoma
Area
 • District of Dodoma
2,607 km2 (1,007 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • District of Dodoma
765,179
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
 • Urban
765,179
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeGogo
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Tanzanian Postcode
411
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird
Long-crested eagle
Mammal
Common genet

Dodoma City District, officially the Dodoma Municipal Council (Halimashauri ya Manispaaa ya Dodoma, in Swahili) is one of seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by Bahi District, and to the east by Chamwino District. It covers an area of 2,607 km2 (1,007 sq mi).[2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Luxembourg.[3] Its administrative seat is the city of Dodoma, also the legislative capital of Tanzania. The 2012 National Tanzania Census states the population for the district as 410,956.[4]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 2,586 km2 (998 sq mi) for Luxembourg at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2021-11-19.