Map of Tabora, Tanzania

Tabora is the administrative centre of Tabora, Tanzania, with a population of about 308,741. It lies at 5.0162°S, 32.8266°E. Tabora is about 347 km (216 mi) west of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nzega, 97 km to the northeast.

Tabora at a glance

Where is Tabora?

• The 11th largest city in Tanzania by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Tabora

• Nzega — 97 km northeast
• Kahama — 134 km north
• Igunga — 143 km northeast
• Shinyanga — 164 km northeast
• Masumbwe — 170 km northwest
• Ushirombo — 195 km northwest
• Nguruka — 198 km west
• Singida — 214 km east
• Somanda — 222 km northeast
• Uyovu — 241 km northwest

Largest cities in Tabora

• Nzega — 125,193
• Igunga — 45,000

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Dar es Salaam — 5,383,728
• 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

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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.