SUMBAWANGA

Rukwa · TANZANIA (TZ) · 7.97°S / 31.62°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 149,703

Sumbawanga is a city in Tanzania with a population of 303,986. It sits at -7.97/31.62, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 38 km from Matai.

Population 303,986

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Rukwa
Coords: 7.97°S / 31.62°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

S Matai Rukwa 24,070 38.5 km

Air access

nearby

SUT

Sumbawanga Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Sumbawanga?: 303,986 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sumbawanga in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Sumbawanga in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Sumbawanga?: Sumbawanga Airport (SUT).
How far is Sumbawanga from Dodoma?: About 497 km.
Does Sumbawanga 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 Sumbawanga in?: Rukwa.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/149703

{
  "data": {
    "id": 149703,
    "name": "Sumbawanga",
    "ascii_name": "Sumbawanga",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 303986,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -7.96667,
    "longitude": 31.61667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

12.6x the population of Matai.
38 km from Matai.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.