Map of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam is the administrative centre of Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, with a population of about 5,383,728. It lies at 6.8235°S, 39.2695°E. Dar es Salaam is about 397 km (246 mi) east of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vikindu, 21 km to the south.

Dar es Salaam at a glance

Where is Dar es Salaam?

• The largest city in Tanzania by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 44 min on the shortest day to 12 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Dar es Salaam

• Vikindu — 21 km south
• Kibaha — 39 km west
• Bagamoyo — 59 km northwest
• Zanzibar — 74 km north
• Chalinze — 103 km west
• Ikwiriri — 130 km south
• Morogoro — 178 km west
• Chake Chake — 184 km north
• Tanga — 196 km north
• Wete — 203 km north

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Mwanza — 1,104,521
• Dodoma — 765,179
• Zanzibar — 709,809
• Arusha — 617,631
• Mbeya — 541,603
• Morogoro — 471,409
• Kahama — 453,654
• Tanga — 393,429
• Geita — 318,006
• Tabora — 308,741

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.