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Dodoma

Also known as Dodoma City

Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City (Jiji Kuu la Dodoma, in Swahili), is the capital city of Tanzania. With a population of 765,179,

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Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania, located in the central part of the country. As the seat of government for Tanzania, it serves as the political center where major national decisions are made, though it remains a relatively modest-sized city with a population of around 765,000 people.

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Settlement.nickname: The Capital City
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city of Tanzania
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Settlement.pushpin_map: Tanzania#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Dodoma##Location within Africa
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dodoma
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Davis G. Mwamfupe
Settlement.area_land_km2: 2576
Settlement.elevation_m: 1120
Settlement.population_total: 765,179
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.timezone: EAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +03:00

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Dodomaise
Population: 45807
Area: 2576
Elevation: 1120
Official website: www.dodoma.go.tz
Image: Scene at Nyerere Square, Dodoma City.jpg

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Commons category: Dodoma
inception: 1906-00-00
P12749: Ananas comosus
P8168: Gundam Sentinel
native label: Dodoma

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Geography
History
20th century
21st century
Demographics
Climate
Education
Universities
Transport
Airport
Railway
Public transport
Road link
Government
Sports
Stadium
Places of worship
Gallery
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
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Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City (Jiji Kuu la Dodoma, in Swahili), is the capital city of Tanzania. With a population of 765,179, it is also the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Region. In July 2024, Dodoma officially surpassed Arusha to become the third largest city in Tanzania on both infrastructure and population measures. In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that Tanzania's national 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 has remained the commercial and maritime capital of Tanzania, while also retaining the state house Ikulu and a number of government functions.