Dodoma
Appearance
Dodoma | |
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Astronaut Photo of Dodoma, Tanzania taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 22 on December 19, 2009. | |
Coordinates: 6°10′23″S 35°44′31″E / 6.17306°S 35.74194°E | |
Kintra | |
Region | Dodoma |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Francis Mazanda |
Area | |
• Laund | 2576 km2 (995 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1120 m (3,670 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 2,083,588 |
• Density | 125.9/km2 (326/sq mi) |
Dodoma (literally "It has sunk" in Gogo), offeecially Dodoma Urban Destrict, population 324,347 (2002 census), is the naitional caipital o Tanzanie,[1] an the caipital o the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans wur made tae move the caipital tae Dodoma. Tanzanie's Naitional Assembly moved thare in Februar 1996, but mony govrenment offices remain in the previous naitional caipital, Dar es Salaam, which remains the commercial caipital.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Country Profile from the official website of Tanzanian website". Archived frae the original on 29 Mey 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.