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City Details: Dar es Salaam

A few alternate names for Dar es Salaam are: DAR, Dar Es Salaam, Dar Es Salam, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salam, Dar es Salamas, Dar es Salams, Dar es Salám, Dar es-Salaam, Dar es-Salam

Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the fifth-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic center and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Experts predict that the city's population will grow to over 10 million before 2030.

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Dar es Salaam

General Information

  • Official Name: United Republic of Tanzania
  • Common Name: Tanzania
  • Population: 5383728
  • Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
  • Coordinates: -6.82349, 39.26951
  • Country Code: TZA
  • Continent: Africa

Closest Airports to Dar es Salaam

  • 1. Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), distance from city center: 9.56 km
  • 2. Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), distance from city center: 67.06 km
  • 3. Mafia Island Airport (MFA), distance from city center: 129.36 km

Location of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania Country Details

  • Country: Tanzania
  • Official Name: United Republic of Tanzania
  • Capital: Dodoma
  • Region: Africa
  • Subregion: Eastern Africa
  • Population: 59,734,213
  • Area: 945,087 km²
  • Languages: English, Swahili
  • Currency: Tanzanian shilling (Sh)
  • Timezones: UTC+03:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Burundi
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Museums in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Museum

National Museum of Tanzania

Shaaban Robert Street, 11101 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8135° S, 39.2939° E

Museum

National Museum of Tanzania

Shaaban Robert Street, 11101 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8137° S, 39.2947° E

Museum

King George V Memorial Museum

Samora Avenue, 11101 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8132° S, 39.2945° E

Museum

Hope out of sorrow

Sokoine Drive, 11101 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8135° S, 39.2944° E

Museum

Presidents Cars

Shaaban Robert Street, 11101 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8134° S, 39.2941° E

Museum

Mwalimu Nyerere Museum

Ifunda road, 33385 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8072° S, 39.2536° E

Museum

Old Boma Museum

Sokoine Drive, 11107 Dar es-Salaam, Coastal Zone, Tanzania

Coordinates: 6.8205° S, 39.2872° E