Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam
Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam | |
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From top to bottom: Dar Rapid Bus Transit System, National Museum of Tanzania, & Bird's eye view of Dar es Salaam | |
| Nickname(s): The brain of Tanzania, Bongo | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 6°47′32.64″S 39°12′29.88″E / 6.7924000°S 39.2083000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Coastal |
| Named after | City of Dar es Salaam |
| Capital | Dar es Salaam |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Amos Makalla |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,599 km2 (617 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Pande Hill) | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 10,599,999 |
| • Rank | 1st of 31 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Darlite |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Zaramo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 11xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-02 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.699 medium · 2nd |
| Website | dsm |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Purple-banded sunbird |
| Butterfly | Clouded mother of pearl |
| Fish | Spot-fin porcupine fish |
| Mammal | Dar es Salaam Pipistrelle |
| Tree | Variable bushwillow |
| Mineral | Beryl |
Dar es Salaam Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located on the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of 1,599 km2 (617 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the nation state of Mauritius. Dar es Salaam Region is bordered to the east by the Indian Ocean and is entirely surrounded by Pwani Region. The Pwani districts that border Dar es Salaam region are Bagamoyo District to the north, Kibaha Urban District to the west, Kisarawe District to the southwest and Mkuranga District to the south of the region. The region's seat (capital) is located inside the ward of Ilala. The region is named after the city of Dar es Salaam itself. The region is home to Tanzania's major finance, administration and industries, thus the making it the country's richest region. The region also has the second highest Human Development Index in the country after Mjini Magharibi. According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 5,383,728. The region has the highest population in Tanzania followed by Mwanza Region.