Tanzania — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Tanzania had an estimated population of 37,103,500 in 2005, with 407 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Tanzania today — population now 72,563,780, against 37,103,500 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 37,103,500 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 39,182,076 | 72,563,780 | +85% |
The two sources differ by 5% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 407)
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | 2,698,652 | 5,383,728 now |
| 2 | Mwanza | Mwanza | 436,801 | 1,104,521 now |
| 3 | Zanzibar | Zanzibar and Pemba | 403,658 | 709,809 now |
| 4 | Arusha | Arusha | 341,136 | 617,631 now |
| 5 | Mbeya | Mbeya | 291,649 | 541,603 now |
| 6 | Morogoro | Morogoro | 250,902 | 471,409 now |
| 7 | Tanga | Tanga | 224,876 | 393,429 now |
| 8 | Dodoma | Dodoma | 180,541 | — |
| 9 | Kigoma | Kigoma | 164,268 | 232,388 now |
| 10 | Moshi | Kilimanjaro | 156,959 | 221,733 now |
| 11 | Tabora | Tabora | 145,292 | 308,741 now |
| 12 | Songea | Ruvuma | 126,449 | 286,285 now |
| 13 | Musoma | Mara | 121,119 | 164,172 now |
| 14 | Iringa | Iringa | 111,820 | 202,490 now |
| 15 | Katumba | Rukwa | 108,558 | 108,558 now |
| 16 | Shinyanga | Shinyanga | 107,362 | 139,727 now |
| 17 | Mtwara | Mtwara | 96,602 | 140,793 now |
| 18 | Ushirombo | Shinyanga | 95,052 | 95,052 now |
| 19 | Kilosa | Morogoro | 91,889 | 91,889 now |
| 20 | Sumbawanga | Rukwa | 89,161 | — |
| 21 | Bagamoyo | Pwani | 82,426 | 82,426 now |
| 22 | Mpanda | Rukwa | 73,338 | 204,338 now |
| 23 | Bukoba | Kagera | 70,628 | 144,938 now |
| 24 | Singida | Singida | 62,432 | — |
| 25 | Uyovu | Shinyanga | 60,849 | 60,849 now |
| 26 | Sengerama | Mwanza | 57,038 | — |
| 27 | Kalangalala | Mwanza | 56,621 | — |
| 28 | Mishoma | Rukwa | 54,774 | — |
| 29 | Makambako | Iringa | 53,003 | — |
| 30 | Mererani | Manyara | 52,994 | — |
| 31 | Buseresere | Kagera | 52,870 | 52,870 now |
| 32 | Bunda | Mara | 50,944 | — |
| 33 | Katoro | Mwanza | 49,691 | 75,000 now |
| 34 | Ifakara | Morogoro | 49,528 | — |
| 35 | Utengule Usongwe | Mbeya | 46,818 | — |
| 36 | Njombe | Iringa | 46,724 | 92,537 now |
| 37 | Siha Kati | Kilimanjaro | 43,942 | — |
| 38 | Kiranyi | Arusha | 42,914 | — |
| 39 | Nkome | Mwanza | 42,041 | — |
| 40 | Lindi | Lindi | 41,912 | 95,096 now |
| 41 | Nkololo | Shinyanga | 41,900 | — |
| 42 | Vwawa | Mbeya | 40,145 | 85,000 now |
| 43 | Nguruka | Kigoma | 39,135 | — |
| 44 | Newala | Mtwara | 38,099 | — |
| 45 | Gairo | Morogoro | 37,909 | — |
| 46 | Kidadu | Morogoro | 37,542 | — |
| 47 | Kasulu | Kigoma | 37,349 | — |
| 48 | Tunduru | Ruvuma | 36,659 | — |
| 49 | Tunduma | Mbeya | 36,556 | — |
| 50 | Masasi | Mtwara | 36,032 | 89,700 now |
| 51 | Kahama | Shinyanga | 36,014 | — |
| 52 | Kidodi | Morogoro | 35,953 | — |
| 53 | Isagehe | Shinyanga | 35,753 | — |
| 54 | Igunga | Tabora | 35,644 | — |
| 55 | Missungwi | Mwanza | 35,530 | — |
| 56 | Mlimba | Morogoro | 34,970 | — |
| 57 | Mafinga | Iringa | 34,958 | 99,305 now |
| 58 | Segese | Shinyanga | 34,899 | — |
| 59 | Masumbwe | Shinyanga | 34,780 | — |
| 60 | Chalinze | Pwani | 34,335 | — |
| 61 | Babati | Manyara | 34,291 | 67,445 now |
| 62 | Biharamulo | Kagera | 34,038 | — |
| 63 | Somanda | Shinyanga | 33,932 | — |
| 64 | Korogwe | Tanga | 33,917 | 62,032 now |
| 65 | Ubaruku | Mbeya | 33,869 | — |
| 66 | Bariadi | Shinyanga | 33,865 | — |
| 67 | Kirando | Rukwa | 33,111 | — |
| 68 | Tarime | Mara | 33,094 | — |
| 69 | Tumbi | Pwani | 32,900 | — |
| 70 | Bugarama | Shinyanga | 32,494 | — |
| 71 | Mvomero | Morogoro | 31,324 | — |
| 72 | Kabwe | Rukwa | 31,007 | — |
| 73 | Lugulu | Shinyanga | 30,961 | — |
| 74 | Chanika | Tanga | 30,905 | — |
| 75 | Mangʿula | Morogoro | 30,726 | — |
| 76 | Kyela | Mbeya | 30,684 | — |
| 77 | Kibiti | Pwani | 30,163 | — |
| 78 | Kisesa | Shinyanga | 29,804 | — |
| 79 | Lukuledi | Mtwara | 29,699 | — |
| 80 | Mlandizi | Pwani | 29,394 | — |
| 81 | Rujewa | Mbeya | 29,228 | — |
| 82 | Ilula | Iringa | 29,193 | — |
| 83 | Kashaulili | Rukwa | 29,147 | — |
| 84 | Mtibwa | Morogoro | 28,949 | — |
| 85 | Mwamapalala | Shinyanga | 28,748 | — |
| 86 | Dutwa | Shinyanga | 28,681 | — |
| 87 | Kibondo | Kigoma | 28,666 | — |
| 88 | Mwena | Mtwara | 28,399 | — |
| 89 | Tukuyu | Mbeya | 28,398 | — |
| 90 | Namanyere | Rukwa | 28,218 | — |
| 91 | Mkuranga | Pwani | 28,037 | — |
| 92 | Bungu | Pwani | 27,873 | — |
| 93 | Chato | Kagera | 27,776 | — |
| 94 | Kasamwa | Mwanza | 27,681 | — |
| 95 | Kalemela | Mwanza | 27,387 | — |
| 96 | Sikonge | Tabora | 27,113 | — |
| 97 | Malinyi | Morogoro | 27,041 | — |
| 98 | Mwanhuzi | Shinyanga | 26,778 | — |
| 99 | Mtinko | Singida | 26,725 | — |
| 100 | Nzega | Tabora | 26,584 | — |
| 101 | Maramba | Tanga | 26,531 | — |
| 102 | Wete | Zanzibar and Pemba | 26,450 | — |
| 103 | Magugu | Manyara | 26,131 | — |
| 104 | Makongorosi | Mbeya | 26,068 | — |
| 105 | Sokoni | Arusha | 25,821 | — |
| 106 | Ilemela | Mwanza | 25,744 | — |
| 107 | Sepuka | Singida | 25,657 | — |
| 108 | Manyoni | Singida | 25,530 | — |
| 109 | Mlingoti Magharibi | Ruvuma | 25,489 | — |
| 110 | Buziku | Kagera | 25,423 | — |
| 111 | Haidom | Manyara | 25,364 | — |
| 112 | Mbinga | Ruvuma | 25,192 | 60,868 now |
| 113 | Luchingu | Mtwara | 25,145 | — |
| 114 | Igurusi | Mbeya | 24,895 | — |
| 115 | Chimala | Mbeya | 24,817 | — |
| 116 | Shelui | Singida | 24,817 | — |
| 117 | Kakonko | Kigoma | 24,688 | — |
| 118 | Uvinza | Kigoma | 24,650 | — |
| 119 | Nyalikungu | Shinyanga | 24,648 | — |
| 120 | Sirari | Mara | 24,317 | — |
| 121 | Lushoto | Tanga | 24,197 | — |
| 122 | Namtumbo | Ruvuma | 24,189 | — |
| 123 | Matai | Rukwa | 24,070 | — |
| 124 | Old Shinyanga | Shinyanga | 23,747 | — |
| 125 | Urambo | Tabora | 23,724 | — |
| 126 | Mgandu | Singida | 23,718 | — |
| 127 | Kibaha | Pwani | 23,651 | — |
| 128 | Songwa | Shinyanga | 23,618 | — |
| 129 | Kiomboi | Singida | 23,519 | — |
| 130 | Kondoa | Dodoma | 23,518 | — |
| 131 | Vikindu | Pwani | 23,307 | — |
| 132 | Mwadui | Shinyanga | 23,296 | — |
| 133 | Nangomba | Mtwara | 23,028 | — |
| 134 | Kingori | Arusha | 22,839 | — |
| 135 | Iguguno | Singida | 22,810 | — |
| 136 | Moivo | Arusha | 22,720 | — |
| 137 | Ngudu | Mwanza | 22,658 | — |
| 138 | Chala | Rukwa | 22,624 | — |
| 139 | Lalango | Shinyanga | 22,551 | — |
| 140 | Kibaoni | Morogoro | 22,369 | — |
| 141 | Maguu | Ruvuma | 22,296 | — |
| 142 | Kigonsera | Ruvuma | 22,155 | — |
| 143 | Tinde | Shinyanga | 22,082 | — |
| 144 | Rulenge | Kagera | 22,069 | — |
| 145 | Maswa | Shinyanga | 22,025 | — |
| 146 | Chake Chake | Zanzibar and Pemba | 21,686 | — |
| 147 | Dumila | Morogoro | 21,633 | — |
| 148 | Kukirango | Mara | 21,627 | — |
| 149 | Mhango | Shinyanga | 21,553 | — |
| 150 | Kiwira | Mbeya | 21,342 | — |
| 151 | Maji ya Chai | Arusha | 21,246 | — |
| 152 | Isaka | Shinyanga | 21,094 | — |
| 153 | Kimnyaki | Arusha | 20,958 | — |
| 154 | Bassotu | Manyara | 20,937 | — |
| 155 | Bwanga | Kagera | 20,929 | — |
| 156 | Turwa | Mara | 20,911 | — |
| 157 | Mlingoti Masharaki | Ruvuma | 20,871 | — |
| 158 | Mazinde | Tanga | 20,534 | — |
| 159 | Siha Magharibi | Kilimanjaro | 20,513 | — |
| 160 | Muriti | Mwanza | 20,254 | — |
| 161 | Matui | Manyara | 20,241 | — |
| 162 | Hedaru | Kilimanjaro | 20,231 | — |
| 163 | Murieti | Arusha | 20,097 | — |
| 164 | Nsunga | Kagera | 20,049 | — |
| 165 | Dareda | Manyara | 19,876 | — |
| 166 | Nshamba | Kagera | 19,815 | — |
| 167 | Mpwapwa | Dodoma | 19,806 | — |
| 168 | Karatu | Arusha | 19,803 | — |
| 169 | Itigi | Singida | 19,711 | — |
| 170 | Ikungi | Singida | 19,692 | — |
| 171 | Nanyamba | Mtwara | 19,555 | — |
| 172 | Vibaoni | Tanga | 19,549 | — |
| 173 | Kibakwe | Dodoma | 19,526 | — |
| 174 | Maposeni | Ruvuma | 19,472 | — |
| 175 | Kabanga | Kagera | 19,421 | — |
| 176 | Liwale | Lindi | 19,296 | — |
| 177 | Laela | Rukwa | 19,185 | — |
| 178 | Bashnet | Manyara | 19,087 | — |
| 179 | Magomeni | Pwani | 19,086 | — |
| 180 | Magu | Mwanza | 19,082 | — |
| 181 | Mtwango | Iringa | 19,040 | — |
| 182 | Ilembula | Iringa | 18,870 | — |
| 183 | Dongobesh | Manyara | 18,864 | — |
| 184 | Matiri | Ruvuma | 18,830 | — |
| 185 | Magole | Morogoro | 18,753 | — |
| 186 | Mlowo | Mbeya | 18,737 | — |
| 187 | Usa River | Arusha | 18,726 | — |
| 188 | Nangwa | Manyara | 18,595 | — |
| 189 | Mtowisa | Rukwa | 18,573 | — |
| 190 | Gallapo | Manyara | 18,528 | — |
| 191 | Mugumu | Mara | 18,431 | — |
| 192 | Hai | Kilimanjaro | 18,430 | — |
| 193 | Katerero | Kagera | 18,430 | — |
| 194 | Nyakabindi | Shinyanga | 18,428 | — |
| 195 | Tarakea Motamburu | Kilimanjaro | 18,318 | — |
| 196 | Mnyuzi | Tanga | 18,177 | — |
| 197 | Nachingwea | Lindi | 18,058 | — |
| 198 | Izazi | Iringa | 18,010 | — |
| 199 | Kimanzichana | Pwani | 17,913 | — |
| 200 | Lugunga | Shinyanga | 17,908 | — |
| 201 | Msowero | Morogoro | 17,861 | — |
| 202 | Mhonda | Morogoro | 17,827 | — |
| 203 | Masama Rundugai | Kilimanjaro | 17,789 | — |
| 204 | Ipinda | Mbeya | 17,775 | — |
| 205 | Mto wa Mbu | Arusha | 17,754 | — |
| 206 | Orgosorok | Arusha | 17,750 | — |
| 207 | Usevya | Rukwa | 17,742 | — |
| 208 | Nanganga | Mtwara | 17,468 | — |
| 209 | Same | Kilimanjaro | 17,455 | — |
| 210 | Bonde la Usongwe | Mbeya | 17,405 | — |
| 211 | Ilongero | Singida | 17,342 | — |
| 212 | Kibara | Mara | 17,211 | — |
| 213 | Ngerengere | Morogoro | 17,181 | — |
| 214 | Puma | Singida | 17,092 | — |
| 215 | Lupembe | Iringa | 17,085 | — |
| 216 | Tandahimba | Mtwara | 17,041 | — |
| 217 | Muheza | Tanga | 17,000 | — |
| 218 | Malampaka | Shinyanga | 16,916 | — |
| 219 | Lugoba | Pwani | 16,902 | — |
| 220 | Ngara | Kagera | 16,890 | — |
| 221 | Mwandiga | Kigoma | 16,822 | — |
| 222 | Mikumi | Morogoro | 16,780 | — |
| 223 | Mungaa | Singida | 16,715 | — |
| 224 | Nyamuswa | Mara | 16,507 | — |
| 225 | Mbuguni | Arusha | 16,442 | — |
| 226 | Olboloti | Manyara | 16,437 | — |
| 227 | Butiama | Mara | 16,376 | — |
| 228 | Kishapu | Shinyanga | 16,371 | — |
| 229 | Nyangao | Lindi | 16,343 | — |
| 230 | Tingi | Ruvuma | 16,315 | — |
| 231 | Kibaigwa | Dodoma | 16,263 | — |
| 232 | Kitama | Mtwara | 16,232 | — |
| 233 | Lembeni | Kilimanjaro | 16,008 | — |
| 234 | Mseke | Iringa | 15,771 | — |
| 235 | Kamachumu | Kagera | 15,701 | — |
| 236 | Tembela | Mbeya | 15,600 | — |
| 237 | Mlalo | Tanga | 15,576 | — |
| 238 | Makuyuni | Kilimanjaro | 15,516 | — |
| 239 | Usagara | Mwanza | 15,514 | — |
| 240 | Ugogoni | Dodoma | 15,433 | — |
| 241 | Choma | Tabora | 15,359 | — |
| 242 | Mkamba | Pwani | 15,333 | — |
| 243 | Mabama | Tabora | 15,320 | — |
| 244 | Magubike | Morogoro | 15,173 | — |
| 245 | Mlangali | Iringa | 15,168 | — |
| 246 | Mahanje | Ruvuma | 15,009 | — |
| 247 | Nambambo | Lindi | 14,922 | — |
| 248 | Nkoaranga | Arusha | 14,738 | — |
| 249 | Dakama | Shinyanga | 14,666 | — |
| 250 | Nyakahanga | Kagera | 14,611 | — |
| 251 | Endasaki | Manyara | 14,576 | — |
| 252 | Kikatiti | Arusha | 14,563 | — |
| 253 | Ndungu | Kilimanjaro | 14,545 | — |
| 254 | Kisemu | Morogoro | 14,455 | — |
| 255 | Luponde | Iringa | 14,454 | — |
| 256 | Misasi | Mwanza | 14,170 | — |
| 257 | Mabamba | Kigoma | 14,140 | — |
| 258 | Dunda | Pwani | 14,080 | — |
| 259 | Mkoma | Mara | 14,049 | — |
| 260 | Chumbi | Pwani | 14,035 | — |
| 261 | Orkesumet | Manyara | 14,004 | — |
| 262 | Mvumi Mission | Dodoma | 13,933 | — |
| 263 | Mahida Holili | Kilimanjaro | 13,904 | — |
| 264 | Ilolangulu | Tabora | 13,867 | — |
| 265 | Kyaka | Kagera | 13,810 | — |
| 266 | Kivinje Singino | Lindi | 13,804 | — |
| 267 | Vigoi | Morogoro | 13,689 | — |
| 268 | Malindo | Mbeya | 13,612 | — |
| 269 | Mahuta | Mtwara | 13,548 | — |
| 270 | Akheri | Arusha | 13,528 | — |
| 271 | Nanhyanga | Mtwara | 13,519 | — |
| 272 | Naberera | Manyara | 13,499 | — |
| 273 | Itumba | Mbeya | 13,438 | — |
| 274 | Mbulu | Manyara | 13,430 | — |
| 275 | Makiba | Arusha | 13,321 | — |
| 276 | Maili Moja | Pwani | 13,172 | — |
| 277 | Liuli | Ruvuma | 13,119 | — |
| 278 | Ikwiriri | Pwani | 13,071 | — |
| 279 | Ndago | Singida | 13,012 | — |
| 280 | Mwanga | Kilimanjaro | 12,846 | — |
| 281 | Kiwalala | Lindi | 12,839 | — |
| 282 | Chokaa | Mbeya | 12,825 | — |
| 283 | Chiungutwa | Mtwara | 12,764 | — |
| 284 | Masoko | Lindi | 12,720 | — |
| 285 | Nyihogo | Shinyanga | 12,673 | — |
| 286 | Karema | Rukwa | 12,630 | — |
| 287 | Malya | Mwanza | 12,627 | — |
| 288 | Iwawa | Iringa | 12,571 | — |
| 289 | Kisarawe | Pwani | 12,507 | — |
| 290 | Madimba | Mtwara | 12,507 | — |
| 291 | Lugarawa | Iringa | 12,479 | — |
| 292 | Kilindoni | Pwani | 12,409 | — |
| 293 | Kayanga | Kagera | 12,407 | — |
| 294 | Soni | Tanga | 12,402 | — |
| 295 | Kaliua | Tabora | 12,362 | — |
| 296 | Ulenje | Mbeya | 12,219 | — |
| 297 | Mwalusembe | Pwani | 12,088 | — |
| 298 | Namanga | Arusha | 12,048 | — |
| 299 | Mtama | Lindi | 11,928 | — |
| 300 | Katoro | Kagera | 11,925 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mwanza | 3,173,900 |
| 2 | Shinyanga | 3,037,062 |
| 3 | Dar es Salaam | 2,791,063 |
| 4 | Mbeya | 2,195,884 |
| 5 | Kagera | 2,189,850 |
| 6 | Kigoma | 1,882,447 |
| 7 | Morogoro | 1,871,929 |
| 8 | Tabora | 1,869,321 |
| 9 | Dodoma | 1,791,153 |
| 10 | Tanga | 1,708,459 |
| 11 | Iringa | 1,552,568 |
| 12 | Mara | 1,456,992 |
| 13 | Kilimanjaro | 1,430,404 |
| 14 | Arusha | 1,428,665 |
| 15 | Rukwa | 1,249,391 |
| 16 | Ruvuma | 1,190,348 |
| 17 | Mtwara | 1,168,983 |
| 18 | Singida | 1,150,946 |
| 19 | Manyara | 1,148,070 |
| 20 | Zanzibar and Pemba | 1,060,416 |
| 21 | Pwani | 938,921 |
| 22 | Lindi | 816,728 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.