Dar es Salaam
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Dar es Salaam
Summary
Dar es Salaam is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,157 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Dar es Salaam is located in Dar es Salaam Region[3].
- Dar es Salaam is in the country of Tanzania[4].
- Dar es Salaam is on the body of water Zanzibar Channel[5].
- Dar es Salaam's head of government is recorded as Q133848172[6].
- Dar es Salaam's instance of is recorded as city[7].
- Dar es Salaam's instance of is recorded as port city[8].
- Dar es Salaam's instance of is recorded as largest city[9].
- Dar es Salaam's instance of is recorded as former national capital[10].
- Dar es Salaam's official language is recorded as Swahili[11].
- Dar es Salaam's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hamburg[12].
- Dar es Salaam's postal code is recorded as 10000–19999[13].
- Dar es Salaam's Commons category is recorded as Dar es Salaam[14].
- Dar es Salaam's local dialing code is recorded as 22[15].
- 1862 marks the founding of Dar es Salaam[16].
- Dar es Salaam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -6.816111111111111, 'lon': 39.280277777777776}[17].
- Dar es Salaam's official website is recorded as http://www.dcc.go.tz/[18].
- Dar es Salaam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dar es Salaam[19].
- Dar es Salaam has a population of {'amount': '+4364541'}[20].
- Dar es Salaam has a population of {'amount': '+4715000'}[21].
- Dar es Salaam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
- Dar es Salaam's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Dar es Salaam's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- Dar es Salaam's capital of is recorded as Tanganyika Territory[25].
- Dar es Salaam's capital of is recorded as Tanganyika[26].
- Dar es Salaam's capital of is recorded as Dar es Salaam Region[27].
Body
Geography
Dar es Salaam is in the country of Tanzania[4]. It is located in Dar es Salaam Region[3]. It is on the body of water Zanzibar Channel[5].
Physical Characteristics
Dar es Salaam covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1393'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4364541'}[20] and {'amount': '+4715000'}[21].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[7], port city[8], largest city[9], and former national capital[10].
History and Context
1862 marks the founding of Dar es Salaam[16].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Dar es Salaam include Julius Nyerere International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in Tanzania[32] and Dar es Salaam Region[33], a region of Tanzania[34], in Tanzania[35].
Why It Matters
Dar es Salaam ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,157 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Julius Nyerere International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in Tanzania[32] and Dar es Salaam Region[33], a region of Tanzania[34], in Tanzania[35].