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Dar es Salaam

#42 in World

Tanzania

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Population
7.4M
Coordinates
-6.7924, 39.2083
Category
cities

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Dar es Salaam or Daresalaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. It is located on the Swahili coast. 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. Dar es Salaam remains an important economic centre 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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