TANGA

Tanga · TANZANIA (TZ) · 5.07°S / 39.10°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 149,606

Tanga is a city in Tanzania with a population of 393,429. It sits at -5.07/39.10, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 15 km from Majengo.

Population 393,429

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Tanga
Coords: 5.07°S / 39.10°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km

SW Majengo Tanga 9,874 15.6 km

NW Mlalo Tanga 15,576 23.7 km

W Muheza Tanga 20,000 36.6 km

S Pangani Tanga 8,343 41.7 km

Air access

nearby

TGT

Tanga Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Tanga?: 393,429 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Tanga in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Tanga in?: Tanzania (TZ).
Which airport serves Tanga?: Tanga Airport (TGT).
How far is Tanga from Dodoma?: About 391 km.
Does Tanga 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 Tanga in?: Tanga.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/149606

{
  "data": {
    "id": 149606,
    "name": "Tanga",
    "ascii_name": "Tanga",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 393429,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -5.06893,
    "longitude": 39.09875
  }
}

Context

comparatives

39.8x the population of Majengo.
15 km from Majengo.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.