Tanzania is a unitary republic composed of 30 regions. The Capital City is Dodoma and the major commercial city is Dar es Salaam. Official currency is Tanzanian Shilling and the National language is Kiswahili whilst English is widely used i...
When, in 1973, Tanzania decided to shift its capital city from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, it was envisaged that the move would take 10 years, and that the cost could be justified when set against a long-term perspective. A powerful agency was created to implement an idealised capital city ...
Standing 19,341ft (5895m), it is bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa, and Lake Victoria. Capital city: Dar es Salaam Highest Point: Kilimanjaro (19,341ft / 5895m) Lowest Point: Indian Ocean (0ft / 0m) Land Area: 342,009 sq. mi ...
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam is among 10 cities across the world which won the 2017 cities for mobility award in recognition of its Dar Rapid Transit (DART) project, organizers said on Wednesday. "A new bus rapid transit system serving 20...
This location lies approximately 475 kilometres (295 mi), by road, northwest of Dodoma, thecapitalcityof Tanzania. WikiMatrix “Atiya Z.” (not her real name) and I were sitting under a veranda, shaded from the hot sun in Dar es Salaam, the commercialcapital of Tanzania, when she recount...
ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Tanzania on Friday launched its office in Dodoma in an effort to support the initiatives of the Tanzanian government to shift to the capital city. Speaking at the launching event, Chinese Ambassador Wang Ke noted that the Tanzania...
The capital city of Tanzania is called Dodoma and the government was fully relocated there from the economic hub Dar es Salaam in 2019. Dodoma's move was first announced and designated in 1973 by former president Nyerere to have a more central location for the administration and government. ...
In 1973, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to a more central location to better serve the needs of the people. In the same year, the government under the leadership of founding President Julius Nyerere, decided to shift its capital city fro...
Capital city:Dodoma Minimum wage:385 TZS/hour Annual temperatures:16°C - 31°C Culture Tanzania is home to over 120 tribes and considered as one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. This amalgamation of communities contributes to a colourful spectrum of art, clothing, food ...
a country in East Africa which is a member of the Commonwealth. It was formed in 1964 when two other Commonwealth countries, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, combined. Its capital city is Dodoma and its official languages are Swahili and English. Its main industry is farming but tourism is also ...