Cities and urban areas in Tanzania with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
14578Dar es SalaamTanzania24561002456100
11521050MwanzaTanzania303800303800
13451267ZanzibarTanzania256100256100
13791306MorogoroTanzania247900247900
16041557MbeyaTanzania211200211200
16181571TangaTanzania208900208900
17101671MoshiTanzania198000198000
19911964DodomaTanzania167100167100
20071981ArushaTanzania165600165600
22492230TaboraTanzania145800145800
22862268IringaTanzania143100143100
23402324GeitaTanzania139600139600
23452329MusomaTanzania139000139000
23762360MtwaraTanzania136900136900
24592443SongeaTanzania131700131700
25762560KigomaTanzania125000125000
29452930ShinyangaTanzania108300108300
29582943KorogweTanzania107900107900



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POPULATION data has been updated here