Map of Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zanzibar is the administrative centre of Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, with a population of about 709,809. It lies at 6.1639°S, 39.1979°E. Zanzibar is about 382 km (238 mi) east of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bagamoyo, 45 km to the southwest.

Zanzibar at a glance

Where is Zanzibar?

• The 4th largest city in Tanzania by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 46 min on the shortest day to 12 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Zanzibar

• Bagamoyo — 45 km southwest
• Dar es Salaam — 74 km south
• Kibaha — 74 km southwest
• Vikindu — 94 km south
• Chalinze — 107 km southwest
• Chake Chake — 120 km northeast
• Tanga — 122 km north
• Wete — 137 km northeast
• Lushoto — 184 km northwest
• Morogoro — 185 km southwest

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Dar es Salaam — 5,383,728
• Mwanza — 1,104,521
• Dodoma — 765,179
• 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.