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Dodoma, capital of Tanzania: facts and figures
Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania. It has about 410,000 residents, which makes it the 145th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 1,113 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Nairobi, 554 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Continent | Africa |
| City population | 410,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 145th of 172 |
| Elevation | 1,113 m |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Time zone | Africa/Dar_es_Salaam |
| Coordinates | 6.16° S, 35.75° E |
| Country population | 70,545,865 residents |
| Country GDP | 90.1 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $1,319 |
| Life expectancy | 67.2 years |
| Internet users | 31.2 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Dodoma averages 20.6 °C from June to August and 23.3 °C from December to February. July is the coldest month of the year and November the warmest, and the city receives 547 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 22.8 °C |
| February | 23.4 °C |
| March | 23.3 °C |
| April | 22.4 °C |
| May | 21.5 °C |
| June | 20.7 °C |
| July | 20.1 °C |
| August | 20.9 °C |
| September | 22.2 °C |
| October | 23.6 °C |
| November | 24.1 °C |
| December | 23.6 °C |
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Nairobi is the closest capital to Dodoma.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | Kenya | 554 km |
| Gitega | Burundi | 713 km |
| Kigali | Rwanda | 786 km |
| Kampala | Uganda | 805 km |
| Lilongwe | Malawi | 893 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania, in Africa, with about 410,000 residents, averaging 20.6 °C from June to August and 23.3 °C from December to February.
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What is the capital of Tanzania?
Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania. It has about 410,000 residents and lies in Africa.
How many people live in Dodoma?
About 410,000, which ranks Dodoma 145th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Dodoma?
Dodoma averages 20.6 °C from June to August and 23.3 °C from December to February, with 547 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Dodoma?
GDP per capita in the country is $1,319, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
- Nairobi, capital of Kenya: facts and figures
Nairobi is the capital of Kenya: 4,700,000 residents, 1,668 m above sea level, 17.5 °C from June to August and 19.8 °C from December to February. Key figures and sources.
- Gitega, capital of Burundi: facts and figures
Gitega is the capital of Burundi: 50,000 residents, 1,686 m above sea level, 19.2 °C from June to August and 18.8 °C from December to February. Key figures and sources.
- Kigali, capital of Rwanda: facts and figures
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