Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region, it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam. It is also the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin after Kampala, Uganda and ahead of Kisumu, Kenya at least in population size. Within the East African community, Mwanza city is the fifth largest city after Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kampala. It is slightly ahead of Kigali, Kisumu, and Bujumbura in the population of city proper limits. Mwanza city is also the capital city of Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana.
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,104,521
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates
- -2.52, 32.90
How far Mwanza is from other cities in Tanzania
- Arusha431 km✈ 1 h 17 min · 🚗 7 h 11 min
- Dodoma514 km✈ 1 h 23 min · 🚗 8 h 34 min
- Zanzibar807 km✈ 1 h 44 min · 🚗 13 h 27 min
- Dar es Salaam853 km✈ 1 h 47 min · 🚗 14 h 13 min
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