Dar es Salaam

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Dar es Salaam Mzizima Dar
City
Dar es Salaam City skyline
Coordinates: 6°48′S 39°17′E / 6.800°S 39.283°E / -6.800; 39.283
Country	Tanzania
Districts	List Ilala Kinondoni Temeke
Government
• Mayor	Dr Didas Massaburi
Area Region/Province
• City	1,590.5 km2 (614.1 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Metro	2,497,940
Time zone	GMT +3

Dar es Salaam (Arabic: دار السلام Dār as-Salām) is the largest city in East Africa. It has a population of about 4,360,000 people. The city is also Tanzania's richest city. It is an important economic centre.

Dar es Salaam was the capital city of Tanzania until 1996. Even though the capital was moved to Dodoma, Dar es Salaam is still the location of much of the country's government. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. The city's name in Arabic means "Abode of Peace". Dar es Salaam was at one time called Mzizima. ^[source?]