Dar es Salaam
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Dar es-Salaam
Dar
City and Region
City of Dar es-Salaam
Dar es Salaam (Aerial).jpg
Dar es Salaam - Posta.jpg
Tanzania National Main Stadium Aerial.jpg The detailed view of Dar es Salaam Port.jpg
From top: Aerial view of Dar es Salaam; city from MV Kigamboni; Tanzania National Stadium; aerial view of Dar es Salaam Port
Dar es Salaam is located in TanzaniaDar es SalaamDar es Salaam
Location of Dar es Salaam
Coordinates: 6°48′S 39°17′ECoordinates: 6°48′S 39°17′E
Country Tanzania
Zone Coastal Indian Ocean
Districts
List
Ilala
Kigamboni
Kinondoni
Ubungo
Temeke
Government
• Regional Commissioner Amos Makalla
• Lord Mayor Isaya Mwita Charles
Area[1]
• Total 1,493 km2 (576 sq mi)
• Water 0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total 6,400,000
• Estimate (2021) 7,100,000
• Density 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
11xxx
Area code(s) 022
HDI (2018) 0.631
Medium · 2nd
Website City Website
Dar es-Salaam (/ˌdɑːr ɛs səˈlɑːm/; from Arabic: دار السلام, romanized: Dār as-Salām, lit. 'Place of Peace') or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over six million people, Dar is the largest city in East Africa and the seventh-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic centre and is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.[2]
The town was founded by the first Sultan of Zanzibar in 1865 or 1866. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika, and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma and was officially completed in 1996.[3]
Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for the arts, fashion, media, film, and television, as well as serving as its leading financial centre. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions, and consists of five districts: Kinondoni in the north; Ilala in the centre; Ubungo and Temeke in the south; and Kigamboni in the east across the Kurasini estuary.