MTWARA

Mtwara · TANZANIA (TZ) · 10.27°S / 40.18°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 877,747

Mtwara is a city in Tanzania with a population of 140,793. It sits at -10.27/40.18, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 22 km from Madimba.

Population 140,793

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Mtwara
Coords: 10.27°S / 40.18°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

SE Madimba Mtwara 12,507 22.1 km

Air access

nearby

MYW

Mtwara Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Mtwara?: 140,793 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mtwara in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Mtwara in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Mtwara?: Mtwara Airport (MYW).
How far is Mtwara from Dodoma?: About 668 km.
Does Mtwara have a university?: Not on record.
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 Mtwara in?: Mtwara.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/877747

{
  "data": {
    "id": 877747,
    "name": "Mtwara",
    "ascii_name": "Mtwara",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 140793,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -10.26667,
    "longitude": 40.18333
  }
}

Context

comparatives

11.3x the population of Madimba.
22 km from Madimba.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.