Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

Internet country code

GRC Country Code

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   1,234.45

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131 languages are spoken in Tanzania. The geographical distribution of these languages is complex. The official languages are English (spoken mainly as a second language by about 1 500 000 people) and Swahili (about 313 200 first-language and 23 000 000 second language speakers). Other widely spoken languages include Bena (568 000 speakers); Chagga (1 000 000 speakers); Gogo (1 300 000 speakers); Ha (800 000 speakers); Haya (1 200 000 speakers); Hehe (750 000 speakers); Kachchi (778 000 speakers); Makonde (900 000 speakers); Nyamwezi (926 000 speakers); Nyaturu (556 000 speakers); Ruguru (520 000 speakers); Shambala (550 000 speakers) and Sukumu (5 000 000 speakers).

The forms of address and the way the name is formed differs throughout Tanzania. In coastal areas, for example, a married woman with children should be addressed as Mama followed by the name of one of her children. Given the number of children she may have, you can imagine the consequences for database matching operations. Other women adopt their husband’s family name upon marriage. In many areas, the form of address is followed only by the given name.

On Zanzibar, most people have Muslim names.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

   Note: This section last updated 10th October 2020

In rural areas the village name may be included on the line above the postal code. In urban areas an informal settlement name may be included above the line containing the postal code. The province and region may be included below the line containing the postal code. Examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

   Note: This section last updated 10th October 2020

This is written PO Box. Private Bag addresses are also found.

   Note: This section last updated 10th October 2020

Tanzania’s National Addressing and Postcode System (NAPS) was finalised in 2016. The code has 5 digits. The postal code is written on the same line as, and before, the place name. The first digits indicate the region or a district of Dar es Salaam - please see the administrative districts section below.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Tanzania - Postal code format

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   Note: This section last updated 16th August 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Tanzania for full lists of place names in Tanzania in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 25th December 2018

Tanzania has 31 regions (mkoa):

Region	Postal code
Arusha	22
Dar es Salaam	Ilala Central Business District 11; Ilala 12; Kinondori 14; Temeke 15; Ubungo 16; Kigamboni 17
Dodoma	41
Geita	30
Iringa	51
Kagera	35
Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North)	75
Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North)	73
Katavi	50
Kigoma	47
Kilimanjaro	25
Kusini Pemba (Pemba South)	74
Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar South)	72
Lindi	65
Manyara	27
Mara	31
Mbeya	53
Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar West)	71
Morogoro	67
Mtwara	63
Mwanza	33
Njombe	59
Pwani	61
Rukwa	55
Ruvuma	57
Shinyanga	37
Simiyu	39
Singida	43
Songwe	54
Tabora	45
Tanga	21

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   Note: This section last updated 20th october 2015

Tanzanian area codes have 2 digits when called from abroad, subscriber numbers have 7 digits. Mobile numbers have one of these area codes: 62, 65-68, 71, 73-79.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm