Dar es Salaam Region

Dar es Salaam
From top to bottom:
Dar Rapid Bus Transit System, National Museum of Tanzania, & Bird's eye view of Dar es Salaam
Nickname(s): 
The brain of Tanzania, Bongo
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 6°47′32.64″S 39°12′29.88″E / 6.7924000°S 39.2083000°E / -6.7924000; 39.2083000
Country Tanzania
ZoneCoastal
Named forCity of Dar es Salaam
CapitalDar es Salaam
Districts
Area
 • Total1,393 km2 (538 sq mi)
 • Rank26th of 31
Highest elevation
(Pande Hill)
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,383,728
 • Rank1st of 31
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
DemonymDarlite
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeZaramo
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
11xxx
Area code026
ISO 3166 codeTZ-02
HDI (2021)0.653[1]
medium · 2nd
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird
Purple-banded sunbird
Butterfly
Clouded mother of pearl
Fish
Spot-fin porcupine fish
MammalDar es Salaam Pipistrelle
Tree
Variable bushwillow
Mineral
Beryl

Dar es Salaam Region (Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located in the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi).[2] The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the nation state of Mauritius[3] Dar es Salaam Region is bordered to the east by Indian Ocean and it is entirely surrounded by Pwani Region. The Pwani districts that border Dar es Salaam region are Bagamoyo District to the north, Kibaha Urban District to the west, Kisarawe District to the south west and Mkuranga District to the south of the region. The region's seat (capital) is located inside the ward of Ilala. The region is named after the city of Dar es Salaam itself. The region is home to Tanzania's major finance, administration and industries, thus the making it the country's richest region. The region also has the second highest Human Development Index in the country after Mjini Magharibi.[1] According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 5,383,728 and national census of 2012 had 4,364,541. The region has the highest population in Tanzania followed by Mwanza Region.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ "Takwimu". dsm.go.tz.
  3. ^ 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) for Mauritius at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
    1,393 km2 (538 sq mi) for Dar es Salaam.
  4. ^ Matokeo ya Mwanzo ya Sensa ya Watu na Makazi (Report). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2023-02-02.

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