Tanzania Map & Atlas

Tanzania is divided into 30 first-level administrative divisions:

Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania with about 5,383,728 people; the capital, Dodoma, has about 765,179. All 32 largest cities of Tanzania →

Highest terrain in Tanzania: ≈ 5,883 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African

Regionally, mainland - African is the most common ethnic group across most of the 30 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Christian 63.1%, Muslim 34.1%, folk religion 1.1%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified 1.6% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 30 divisions, while Muslim predominates in 10 divisions (Zanzibar South and Central, Kaskazini-Unguja, Zanzibar West, Kusini-Pemba, Kaskazini-Pemba, Pwani, …).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic, many local languages

Regionally, Swahili is the most common language group across most of the 30 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys