Sumbawanga has a population of 303,986, making it the 12th largest place we list in Tanzania. It is in Rukwa.
Sumbawanga holds 0.42% of Tanzania's 72,563,780 people. Dar es Salaam, the largest place we list there, is 18 times its size.
303,986
population
#12
in Tanzania
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Tanga | Tanga | 393,429 |
| Geita | Geita | 318,006 |
| Tabora | Tabora | 308,741 |
| Songea | Ruvuma | 286,285 |
| Kibaha | Pwani | 265,360 |
| Bariadi | Simiyu | 260,927 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.