Dodoma

Dodoma, population 324,347 (2002 census), is the official capital of Tanzania and also the capital of the Dodoma Region. The capital district has a land area of 2.576 km². Dodoma is located at 6°15' South, 35°45' East (-6.25, 35.75). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

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In the mid-1970s, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma. Tanzania's national assembly moved there in February, 1996, but many government offices remain in the original national capital, Dar-es-Salaam.

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2002: 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the:...

Tanzania: The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili), or Tanzania, is a country on the east coast of east Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the so...

Dodoma Region: Dodoma is one of the regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 41,310 km² and has approximately 1,7 million inhabitants (census of august 2002). The region is the 12th region of Tanzania in area and covers about 5% of the mainland of the country (not counting the islands). The capital o...