Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam is a regional capital in Tanzania with a population of about 5,383,728.
TanzaniaMajor city🏆 #1 most populated in Tanzania🕐 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Dar es Salaam or Daresalaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. It’s located on the Swahili coast. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the fifth-largest in Africa. Dar es Salaam remains an important economic centre and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Experts predict that the city's population will grow to over 10 million before 2030.
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About Dar es Salaam
| Country | Tanzania |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 23 |
| Population | 5,383,728 |
| Local currency | TZS |
| Coordinates | -6.8235, 39.2695 |
| Time zone | Africa/Dar_es_Salaam |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Major city |
| Distance to the capital | 397 km · Dodoma |
| Population (Tanzania) | #1 most populated in Tanzania |
| Where on Earth | 6°49′25″S · 39°16′10″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 760 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 9,259 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Cimahi (Indonesia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 6.82, -140.73 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 3,960 km |
| Cairo | 4,188 km |
| Moscow | 6,960 km |
| Paris | 7,156 km |
| Singapore | 7,220 km |
| London | 7,493 km |