List of cities in Tanzania explained

This is a list of cities, municipalities, and towns in Tanzania.

List

Rank City 1978 1999 2002[1] 2012[2] Region
align=left 1. align=right - align=right 1,205,443 align=right 2,339,910 align=right 4,364,541[3] align=right Dar es Salaam
align=left 2. align=right 110,553 align=right 172,287 align=right 385,810 align=right 706,543[4] align=right Mwanza
align=left 3. align=right 55,223 align=right 102,544 align=right 333,791 align=right 416,442[5] align=right Arusha
align=left 4. align=right 76,601 align=right 130,798 align=right 266,422 align=right 385,279[6] align=right Mbeya
align=left 5. align=right 60,782 align=right 117,760 align=right 228,863 align=right 315,866[7] align=right Morogoro
align=left 6. align=right 103,399 align=right 137,364 align=right 243,580 align=right 273,332[8] align=right Tanga
align=left 7. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 242,208[9] align=right Shinyanga
align=left 8. align=right 67,388 align=right 92,779 align=right 135,243 align=right 226,999[10] align=right Tabora
align=left 9. align=right 110,531 align=right 157,634 align=right 206,292 align=right 223,033[11] align=right Zanzibar West
align=left 10. align=right 50,075 align=right 74,224 align=right 144,852 align=right 215,458[12] align=right Kigoma
align=left 11. align=right 45,807 align=right 83,205 align=right 150,604 align=right 213,636[13] align=right Dodoma
align=left 12. align=right 28,586 align=right 47,878 align=right 80,284 align=right 209,793[14] align=right Rukwa
align=left 13. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 208,244[15] align=right Kigoma
align=left 14. align=right 17,955 align=right 52,985 align=right 108,771 align=right 203,309[16] align=right Ruvuma
align=left 15. align=right 52,046 align=right 96,838 align=right 144,336 align=right 184,292[17] align=right Kilimanjaro
align=left 16. align=right 31,051 align=right 63,652 align=right 108,242 align=right 178,356[18] align=right Mara
align=left 17. align=right 20,439 align=right 46,802 align=right 135,166 align=right 161,391[19] align=right Shinyanga
align=left 18. align=right 57,164 align=right 84,860 align=right 106,668 align=right 151,345[20] align=right Iringa
align=left 19. align=right 29,258 align=right 39,598 align=right 115,354 align=right 150,379[21] align=right Singida
align=left 20. align=right – align=right 25,213 align=right 42,332 align=right 130,223[22] align=right Njombe
align=left 21. align=right 21,547 align=right 28,702 align=right 61,652 align=right 128,796[23] align=right Kagera
align=left 22. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 128,488[24] align=right Pwani
align=left 23. align=right 48,491 align=right 66,452 align=right 92,602 align=right 108,299[25] align=right Mtwara
align=left 24. align=right 13,450 align=right 41,014 align=right 45,977 align=right 102,900[26] align=right Katavi
align=left 25. align=right – align=right – align=right 34,461 align=right 97,562[27] align=right Mbeya
align=left 26. align=right – align=right – align=right 51,049 align=right 93,827[28] align=right Njombe
align=left 27. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 93,108[29] align=right Manyara
align=left 28. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 79,056[30] align=right Tanga
align=left 29. align=right 27,312 align=right 41,587 align=right 41,549 align=right 78,841[31] align=right Lindi
align=left 30. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 68,308[32] align=right Tanga
align=left 31. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 51,902[33] align=right Iringa
align=left 32. align=right – align=right – align=right – align=right 50,500[34] align=right Mwanza

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20040604070928/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/index.html General Report, 2002 Population and Housing Census
  2. http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
  3. For purposes of this table, the city of Dar es Salaam is coextensive with the Dar es Salaam region.
  4. For purposes of this table, Mwanza is composed of the Nyamagana and Ilemela municipal councils.
  5. Based on the population of the Arusha City Council.
  6. Based on the population of the Mbeya City Council.
  7. Based on the population of the Morogoro Municipal Council.
  8. Based on the population of the Tanga City Council.
  9. Based on the population of the Kahama Town Council.
  10. Based on the population of the Taboura Municipal Council.
  11. For purposes of this table, Zanzibare City is coextensive with the Zanzibar Urban District (Mjini District).
  12. Based on the population of the Kigoma-Ujiji Municipal Council.
  13. Based on the population of the Dodoma Municipal Council.
  14. Based on the population of the Sumbawanga Municipal Council.
  15. Based on the population of the Kasulu Town Council.
  16. Based on the population of the Songea Municipal Council.
  17. Based on the population of the Moshi Municipal Council.
  18. Based on the population of the Musoma Municipal Council.
  19. Based on the population of the Shinyanga Municipal Council.
  20. Based on the population of the Iringa Municipal Council.
  21. Based on the population of the Singida Municipal Council.
  22. Based on the population of the Njombe Town Council.
  23. Based on the population of the Bukoba Municipal Council.
  24. Based on the population of the Kibaha Town Council.
  25. Based on the population of the Mtwara Municipal Council.
  26. Based on the population of the Mpanda Town Council.
  27. Based on the population of the Tunduma Town Council.
  28. Based on the population of the Makambako Town Council.
  29. Based on the population of the Babati Town Council.
  30. Based on the population of the Handeni Town Council.
  31. Based on the population of the Lindi Municipal Council.
  32. Based on the population of the Korogwe Town Council.
  33. Based on the population of the Mafinga Town Council.
  34. Based on the population of the Nansio Town Council.

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