TANZANIA

United Republic of Tanzania · TZ / TZA / 834

ISO 3166-1 TZA · 834

Tanzania is a eastern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 56,318,348, uses TZS, speaks English and Swahili.

Population 56,318,348

Area (km²) 945,087

Capital Dodoma

Region Eastern Africa

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: TZA
ISO numeric: 834
Calling code: +255
TLD: .tz
Driving side: —
Currencies: TZS
Languages: eng, swa
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇹🇿

Cities

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Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region 5,383,728

Mwanza Mwanza 1,104,521

Dodoma Dodoma 765,179

Zanzibar Zanzibar Urban/West 709,809

Arusha Arusha 617,631

Mbeya Mbeya 541,603

Morogoro Morogoro 471,409

Kahama Shinyanga 453,654

Tanga Tanga 393,429

Geita Geita 318,006

Tabora Tabora 308,741

Sumbawanga Rukwa 303,986

Songea Ruvuma 286,285

Kibaha Pwani 265,360

Bariadi Simiyu 260,927

Kasulu Kigoma 238,321

Singida Singida 232,459

Kigoma Kigoma 232,388

Moshi Kilimanjaro 221,733

Tunduma Songwe 219,309

Ifakara Morogoro 205,843

Mpanda Katavi 204,338

Iringa Iringa 202,490

Bunda Mara 182,970

Musoma Mara 164,172

Bukoba Kagera 144,938

Mtwara Mtwara 140,793

Shinyanga Shinyanga 139,727

Tarime Mara 133,043

Nzega Tabora 125,193

Makumbako Njombe 116,232

Sengerema Mwanza 110,000

Handeni Tanga 108,968

Katumba Mbeya 108,558

Mafinga Iringa 99,305

Lindi Lindi 95,096

Ushirombo Geita 95,052

Njombe Njombe 92,537

Kilosa Morogoro 91,889

Masasi Mtwara 89,700

Vwawa Songwe 85,000

Bagamoyo Pwani 82,426

Kondoa Dodoma 80,443

Katoro Geita 75,000

Vikindu Pwani 70,000

Small airport

MWN

Mwadui Airport

Small airport

Universities

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African Virtual University

avu.org

Dares Salaam Institute of Technology

dit.ac.tz

Hubert Kairuki Memorial University

hkmu.ac.tz

Institute of Accountancy Arusha

iaa.ac.tz

Institute of Finance Management

ifm.ac.tz

International Medical & Technological University

imtu.edu

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College

kcmc.ac.tz

Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies

muccobs.ac.tz

Mount Meru University

mmu.ac.tz

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

muchs.ac.tz

Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy

mnma.ac.tz

Mzumbe University (Chuo Kikuu Mzumbe)

mzumbe.ac.tz

Open University of Tanzania

out.ac.tz

Sebatian Kolowa University College

sekuco.org

Sokoine University of Agriculture

suanet.ac.tz

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Tanzania use?: TZS.
What languages are spoken in Tanzania?: English and Swahili.
What is the capital of Tanzania?: Dodoma.
How many cities are in Tanzania?: 320 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/TZ

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    "iso_alpha3": "TZA",
    "iso_numeric": "834",
    "common_name": "Tanzania",
    "official_name": "United Republic of Tanzania",
    "capital": "Dodoma",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Eastern Africa",
    "population": 56318348,
    "flag_emoji": "🇹🇿",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
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    ],
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    "flag_url": "/static/flags/tz.svg",
    "area": 945087.0,
    "latitude": -6.0,
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    "languages": {
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      "KEN",
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      "ZMB"
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}