Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania.

Officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956 (2012 The United Republic of Tanzania Population and Housing Census).

Dar es Salaam or commonly known as Dar is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. The town was founded by Majid bin Said, the first Sultan of Zanzibar, in 1865 or 1866. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika, and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma and was officially completed in 1996.