Tanzania: cities and how to get around
34 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Tanzania has 34 cities on this site, including the capital, Dodoma. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in Tanzania
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam Region | 5,383,728 | DAR (9 km) | 849 |
| Mwanza | Mwanza | 1,104,521 | MWZ (9 km) | 55 |
| Dodoma | Dodoma | 765,179 | DOD (2 km) | 94 |
| Zanzibar | Zanzibar Urban/West | 709,809 | ZNZ (7 km) | 119 |
| Arusha | Arusha | 617,631 | JRO (44 km) | 652 |
| Mbeya | Mbeya | 541,603 | MBI (19 km) | 27 |
| Morogoro | Morogoro | 471,409 | — | 53 |
| Kahama | Shinyanga | 453,654 | — | 3 |
| Tanga | Tanga | 393,429 | TGT (4 km) | 20 |
| Geita | Geita | 318,006 | MWZ (91 km) | — |
| Tabora | Tabora | 308,741 | — | — |
| Sumbawanga | Rukwa | 303,986 | — | — |
| Songea | Ruvuma | 286,285 | — | — |
| Kibaha | Pwani | 265,360 | DAR (34 km) | — |
| Bariadi | Simiyu | 260,927 | — | — |
| Kasulu | Kigoma | 238,321 | — | — |
| Singida | Singida | 232,459 | — | — |
| Kigoma | Kigoma | 232,388 | — | — |
| Moshi | Kilimanjaro | 221,733 | JRO (30 km) | — |
| Tunduma | Songwe | 219,309 | MBI (70 km) | — |
| Ifakara | Morogoro | 205,843 | — | — |
| Mpanda | Katavi | 204,338 | — | — |
| Iringa | Iringa | 202,490 | — | — |
| Bunda | Mara | 182,970 | — | — |
| Musoma | Mara | 164,172 | — | — |
| Bukoba | Kagera | 144,938 | — | — |
| Mtwara | Mtwara | 140,793 | MYW (8 km) | — |
| Shinyanga | Shinyanga | 139,727 | — | — |
| Tarime | Mara | 133,043 | MRE (72 km) | — |
| Nzega | Tabora | 125,193 | — | — |
| Makumbako | Njombe | 116,232 | — | — |
| Sengerema | Mwanza | 110,000 | MWZ (40 km) | — |
| Handeni | Tanga | 108,968 | — | — |
| Katumba | Mbeya | 108,558 | MBI (51 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Mozambique, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Burundi, Uganda, Malawi.
Common questions
Which cities in Tanzania are covered?
Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma, Zanzibar, Arusha, Mbeya, Morogoro, Kahama and 26 more.
What currency does Tanzania use?
The Shilling (TZS).
Which side of the road does Tanzania drive on?
The left.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.