DODOMA

Dodoma · TANZANIA (TZ) · 6.17°S / 35.74°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 160,196

Dodoma is a city in Tanzania with a population of 765,179. It sits at -6.17/35.74, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 5 km from Kisasa.

Population 765,179

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Dodoma
Coords: 6.17°S / 35.74°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

E Kisasa Dodoma 10,000 5.9 km

NE Msanga Dodoma 5,527 35.2 km

Air access

nearby

DOD

Dodoma Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

University of Dodoma

udom.ac.tz

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Dodoma?: 765,179 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Dodoma in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Dodoma in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Dodoma?: Dodoma Airport (DOD).
Does Dodoma have a university?: Yes. University of Dodoma.
What languages are spoken in Tanzania?: English.
What currency is used in Tanzania?: Tanzanian Shilling.
How many cities are in Tanzania?: 320 on record.
Which admin region is Dodoma in?: Dodoma.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/160196

{
  "data": {
    "id": 160196,
    "name": "Dodoma",
    "ascii_name": "Dodoma",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 765179,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -6.17221,
    "longitude": 35.73947
  }
}

Context

comparatives

76.5x the population of Kisasa.
5 km from Kisasa.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.