Dodoma Municipal Council
Dodoma City District, officially the Dodoma Municipal Council (Halimashauri ya Manispaaa ya Dodoma, in Swahili) is one of seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by Bahi District, and to the east by Chamwino District. It covers an area of 2,607 km2 (1,007 sq mi). The district is comparable in size to the land area of Luxembourg. Its administrative seat is the city of Dodoma, also the legislative capital of Tanzania. The 2012 National Tanzania Census states the population for the district as 410,956.
Dodoma Municipal Council
Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Dodoma (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Street scene in Dodoma City, Julius Nyerere Statue in Nyerere Square & Dodoma Grand Mosque | |
| Nickname: The Capital City | |
Dodoma Municipal Council in Dodoma Region | |
| Coordinates: 6°6′46.44″S 35°49′40.8″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
| District | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Dodoma |
| Area | |
| • District of Dodoma | 2,607 km2 (1,007 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • District of Dodoma | 765,179 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 765,179 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Gogo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Tanzanian Postcode | 411 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Long-crested eagle |
| Mammal | Common genet |
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