Capital City |
Dodoma; note - officially changed in 1996; serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; de facto the capital remains in Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation |
Capital location |
6 48 S, 39 17 E |
Capital - history |
Countrys name formed by combining elements of the names Tanganyika and Zanzibar when the two countries were united in 1964. Dodoma became the official capital in 1983, replacing Dar es Salaam. |
Capital - time difference |
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |