Dodoma District

Dodoma Urban District
District

Dodoma Urban District's location within Dodoma Region.
Coordinates: 06°10′32″S 35°44′19″E / 6.17556°S 35.73861°E / -6.17556; 35.73861Coordinates: 06°10′32″S 35°44′19″E / 6.17556°S 35.73861°E / -6.17556; 35.73861
Country Tanzania
Region Dodoma Region
Population (2012)
  Total 410,956

Dodoma Urban District or (Dodoma Municipal Council) is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by Bahi District, and to the east by Chamwino District. Its administrative seat is the city of Dodoma.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Dodoma Urban District was 410,956.[1]

Transport

Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to Singida and paved trunk road T5 from Iringa to Babati pass through the district.[2]

The central railway of Tanzania passes through Dodoma Urban District as well and there is a train station in Dodoma.[3]

Dodoma Airport is located within Dododa Urban District as well.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Dodoma Urban District was administratively divided into 37 wards.[1]

Wards

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. "Dodoma Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. "Railways Network". Tanzania Railways Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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