The largest city of Tanzania, Dar es Salam, had a population of around 2.7 million people in 2022. On the shore of Lake Victoria, Mwanza ranked as the second most populated city in the country, with some 437 thousand inhabitants. Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar's archipelago, had around 404 thousand dwellers.
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World Population Review. (May 18, 2022). Population of Tanzania in 2022, by city [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221854/largest-cities-in-tanzania/
World Population Review. "Population of Tanzania in 2022, by city." Chart. May 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221854/largest-cities-in-tanzania/
World Population Review. (2022). Population of Tanzania in 2022, by city. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221854/largest-cities-in-tanzania/
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Population of Tanzania in 2022, by city [Graph], World Population Review, May 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221854/largest-cities-in-tanzania/