Dar es Salaam

Tanzania's largest city and commercial capital, Dar es Salaam sits on the Indian Ocean coast with a dense café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic churches across its centre. Though Dodoma has been Tanzania's official political capital since 1973, Dar es Salaam remains the country's economic hub and one of the most populous cities in East Africa, with the port ranking among the region's largest.

• Population5,383,728
• Nearest water from center1.5 km
• Nearest mountain from center9.9 km