Dodoma

Tanzania

Dodoma, officially Dodoma City, is the capital city of Tanzania. With a population of 765,179 as of 2022 which is projected to reach 1,000,000 by the end of 2026, it is also the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Region. In July 2024, Dodoma officially surpassed Arusha to become Tanzania's third-largest city by both infrastructure and population measures.

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Country: Tanzania
Population: 218,269
Latitude: 6.18° S
Longitude: 35.75° E

Which way is Dodoma from…

From Paris, Dodoma lies at 142° to the south-east, 6,926 km as the crow flies.

Paris	142° south-east	6,926 km
London	140° south-east	7,266 km
New York	82° east	12,116 km
Madrid	133° south-east	6,564 km
Rome	150° south-east	5,845 km
Montreal	80° east	11,998 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	305° north-west	2,678 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Dodoma lies due south of Amman and Beirut: from both, the compass reads 180°. Tanzania’s capital also sits exactly on Jakarta’s latitude. From London, aim south-east, at 140°, for 7,266 km. From New York, however, a flat map would lead you south-east, at 115°, while the compass says 82°, east.