List of cities in Tanzania

This is a list of cities, municipalities, and towns in Tanzania.

Map of Tanzania.

Dar es Salaam, largest city in Tanzania.

Mwanza, Tanzania's second largest city.

Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania.

Zanzibar City

List

Rank	City	1978	1999	2002[1]	2012[2]	Region
1.	Dar es Salaam	-	1,205,443	2,339,910	4,364,541[N 1]	Dar es Salaam
2.	Mwanza	110,553	172,287	385,810	706,543[N 2]	Mwanza
3.	Arusha	55,223	102,544	333,791	416,442[N 3]	Arusha
4.	Mbeya	76,601	130,798	266,422	385,279[N 4]	Mbeya
5.	Morogoro	60,782	117,760	228,863	315,866[N 5]	Morogoro
6.	Tanga	103,399	137,364	243,580	273,332[N 6]	Tanga
7.	Kahama	–	–	–	242,208[N 7]	Shinyanga
8.	Tabora	67,388	92,779	135,243	226,999[N 8]	Tabora
9.	Zanzibar City	110,531	157,634	206,292	223,033[N 9]	Zanzibar West
10.	Kigoma	50,075	74,224	144,852	215,458[N 10]	Kigoma
11.	Dodoma	45,807	83,205	150,604	213,636[N 11]	Dodoma
12.	Sumbawanga	28,586	47,878	80,284	209,793[N 12]	Rukwa
13.	Kasulu	–	–	–	208,244[N 13]	Kigoma
14.	Songea	17,955	52,985	108,771	203,309[N 14]	Ruvuma
15.	Moshi	52,046	96,838	144,336	184,292[N 15]	Kilimanjaro
16.	Musoma	31,051	63,652	108,242	178,356[N 16]	Mara
17.	Shinyanga	20,439	46,802	135,166	161,391[N 17]	Shinyanga
18.	Iringa	57,164	84,860	106,668	151,345[N 18]	Iringa
19.	Singida	29,258	39,598	115,354	150,379[N 19]	Singida
20.	Njombe	–	25,213	42,332	130,223[N 20]	Njombe
21.	Bukoba	21,547	28,702	61,652	128,796[N 21]	Kagera
22.	Kibaha	–	–	–	128,488[N 22]	Pwani
23.	Mtwara	48,491	66,452	92,602	108,299[N 23]	Mtwara
24.	Mpanda	13,450	41,014	45,977	102,900[N 24]	Katavi
25.	Tunduma	–	–	34,461	97,562[N 25]	Mbeya
26.	Makambako	–	–	51,049	93,827[N 26]	Njombe
27.	Babati	–	–	–	93,108[N 27]	Manyara
28.	Handeni	–	–	–	79,056[N 28]	Tanga
29.	Lindi	27,312	41,587	41,549	78,841[N 29]	Lindi
30.	Korogwe	–	–	–	68,308[N 30]	Tanga
31.	Mafinga	–	–	–	51,902[N 31]	Iringa
32.	Nansio	–	–	–	50,500[N 32]	Mwanza

See also

• Urban planning in Africa: Tanzania
• List of cities in East Africa

Notes

1. For purposes of this table, the city of Dar es Salaam is coextensive with the Dar es Salaam region.
2. For purposes of this table, Mwanza is composed of the Nyamagana and Ilemela municipal councils.
3. Based on the population of the Arusha City Council.
4. Based on the population of the Mbeya City Council.
5. Based on the population of the Morogoro Municipal Council.
6. Based on the population of the Tanga City Council.
7. Based on the population of the Kahama Town Council.
8. Based on the population of the Taboura Municipal Council.
9. For purposes of this table, Zanzibare City is coextensive with the Zanzibar Urban District (Mjini District).
10. Based on the population of the Kigoma-Ujiji Municipal Council.
11. Based on the population of the Dodoma Municipal Council.
12. Based on the population of the Sumbawanga Municipal Council.
13. Based on the population of the Kasulu Town Council.
14. Based on the population of the Songea Municipal Council.
15. Based on the population of the Moshi Municipal Council.
16. Based on the population of the Musoma Municipal Council.
17. Based on the population of the Shinyanga Municipal Council.
18. Based on the population of the Iringa Municipal Council.
19. Based on the population of the Singida Municipal Council.
20. Based on the population of the Njombe Town Council.
21. Based on the population of the Bukoba Municipal Council.
22. Based on the population of the Kibaha Town Council.
23. Based on the population of the Mtwara Municipal Council.
24. Based on the population of the Mpanda Town Council.
25. Based on the population of the Tunduma Town Council.
26. Based on the population of the Makambako Town Council.
27. Based on the population of the Babati Town Council.
28. Based on the population of the Handeni Town Council.
29. Based on the population of the Lindi Municipal Council.
30. Based on the population of the Korogwe Town Council.
31. Based on the population of the Mafinga Town Council.
32. Based on the population of the Nansio Town Council.