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Dodoma, officially Dodoma Urban District, population 324,347 (2002 census), is the national capital of Tanzania, ^[1] and the capital of the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma. First to move were the party headquarters and the office of the vice-president. Tanzania's National Assembly moved there in February 1996, but many government offices remain in the previous national capital, Dar es Salaam, which remains the commercial capital.

Geography

Located at Coordinates: 6°10'23?S 35°44'31?E? / ? 6.17306°S 35.74194°E ? / -6.17306; 35.74194 , in the center of the country, the town is 486 kilometres (302 mi) west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and 441 kilometres (274 mi) south of Arusha, the headquarters of the East African Community. It covers an area of 2,669 square kilometres (1,031 sq mi) of which 625 square kilometres (241 sq mi) is urbanised.

Demographics

Out of the total population, 157,469 people (48.5 percent) are male while 166,878 people (51.5 percent) are female. The estimated total number of households is 74,914 with an average household size of 4.3 people.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Infrastructure 5 Climate 6 Education 7 Culture and sport 8 Notes 9 External links

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