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Some data about Tanzania

Tanzania is a country of 41,892,895 inhabitants, with an area of ​945,087 km², its capital is Dodoma and its time zone is "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam". Its ISO code is "TZ" in 2 positions and "TZA" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Tanzania, you must dial your telephone code, which is 255. The currency used in Tanzania is the "Shilling" (TZS).

The administrative subdivision of Tanzania (administrative division) is made up of 30 Mkoa (level 1) and 169 Wilayas (level 2). Tanzania has 16 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 1 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Tanzania with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Tanzania to access a zoom level and finer details.

Tanzania shares borders with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Tanzania

Number of cities by importance (population) in Tanzania. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
16	7	1	1
14.0 %	11.1 %	6.4 %	6.4 %

• The 16 most important cities represent 14.0% of the entire population
• The 7 most important cities represent 11.1% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 6.4% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 6.4% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
30 Mkoa	1
169 Wilayas	2