On the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic centre and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. According to the UN population projection the city is expected to host approximately 73 million people in 2100 more than the whole population of the country today at 61 million people. Ref; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth The town was founded by the first Sultan of Zanzibar in 1865 or 1866.
In 1865 or 1866, Sultan Majid bin Said of Zanzibar began building a new city very close to Mzizima and named it Dar es Salaam.
On the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic centre and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. According to the UN population projection the city is expected to host approximately 73 million people in 2100 more than the whole population of the country today at 61 million people. Ref; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth The town was founded by the first Sultan of Zanzibar in 1865 or 1866.
In 1865 or 1866, Sultan Majid bin Said of Zanzibar began building a new city very close to Mzizima and named it Dar es Salaam.
Dar es Salaam fell into decline after Majid's death in 1870, but was revived in 1887 when the German East Africa Company established a station there.
Dar es Salaam fell into decline after Majid's death in 1870, but was revived in 1887 when the German East Africa Company established a station there.
The town's growth was facilitated by its role as the administrative and commercial centre of German East Africa and industrial expansion following the construction of the Central Railway Line in the early 1900s. German East Africa was captured by the British during World War I and became the territory of Tanganyika, while Dar es Salaam remained the administrative and commercial centre.
Historically, Ardhi University, dates back to 1956 when it started as Surveying Training School offering land surveying technician certificate courses at the present location of Mgulani Salvation Army Camp in Dar es Salaam.
In 1958, the school was moved to the present location on Observation Hill.
After World War II, Dar es Salaam experienced a period of rapid growth. Political developments, including the formation and growth of the Tanganyika African National Union, led to Tanganyika's independence from colonial rule in December 1961.
Dar es Salaam continued to serve as its capital, even when Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania in 1964.
The University Centre is situated on of land in the Gongo la Mboto area, Ilala District, from Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Airport along Pugu Road. ==Notable people== David Adjaye, London-based architect born in Dar es Salaam in 1966 C.A.
The relocation process to Dodoma was completed, although Dar es Salaam continued to be the location of most government offices. In 1967, the Tanzanian government declared the ujamaa policy, which made Tanzania lean towards socialism.
Traditional music, which locally refers to tribal music, is still performed, but typically only on family-oriented occasions such as weddings. In the 1970s, the Ministry of National Youth Culture aimed to create a national culture stressing the importance of music.
In 1973, provisions were made to relocate the capital to Dodoma, a more centrally located city in the interior.
The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma and was officially completed in 1996. Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for the arts, fashion, media, music, film, and television, as well as serving as its leading financial centre.
By the 1980s, the policy failed to combat the increasing poverty and hunger that Tanzania faced, and had delayed necessary development.
This situation led to the liberalization policy of the 1980s that essentially ended socialism and silenced its proponents within Tanzania's government. Until the late 1990s, Dar es Salaam was not regarded in the same echelon as Africa's leading cities like Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos, or Addis Ababa.
Business Times is the only financial and economic newspaper in the city; it was established in 1988 and became the first private newspaper in Tanzania.
This situation led to the liberalization policy of the 1980s that essentially ended socialism and silenced its proponents within Tanzania's government. Until the late 1990s, Dar es Salaam was not regarded in the same echelon as Africa's leading cities like Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos, or Addis Ababa.
The city's HDI has increased every year since 1992, and it ranked higher than any other region in the country except for one. Dar es Salaam is the second-fastest-growing city in the world and could have a population as high as 13.4 million by 2035.
The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma and was officially completed in 1996. Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for the arts, fashion, media, music, film, and television, as well as serving as its leading financial centre.
The university has 16,400 undergraduate and 2,700 postgraduate students. Ardhi University (ARU) was established on 1 July 1996 after transforming the former University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS), which was then a Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam.
During the 2000s, businesses opened and prospered; growth expanded in the construction sector, with new multi-storey buildings, bridges and roads; Tanzanian banks headquartered in the city became better regulated; and the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange expanded.
Between the 2002 and 2012 censuses, the city's 5.6% average annual growth rate was the highest in the country. More than three-quarters of the city's population live in informal settlements.
Outside of the metropolitan districts is Lugalo Military Golf Course located in the Lugalo Military Barracks. ===Acrobatics=== Founded in 2003, Mama Africa is a school known for training some of Africa's professional acrobats. ===Boxing=== Boxing is a popular sport in Tanzania and Dar es Salaam hosts numerous boxing galas organised throughout the year.
322 Regent Estate in the Mikocheni area, about from Dar es Salaam's city centre, off Ali Hassan Mwinyi and Old Bagamoyo Roads. International Medical and Technological University is a privately owned institute of higher education. Kampala International University began operations in 2009.
According to the 2012 census, the Mikocheni ward had a population of 32,947. Msasani is a peninsula to the northeast of the city center and home to expatriates from the United Kingdom and other western countries.
In 2020, the population was estimated to be 6.4 million. When the 2012 national census was taken, the city had a population of 4,364,541, about ten percent of the country's total.
Between the 2002 and 2012 censuses, the city's 5.6% average annual growth rate was the highest in the country. More than three-quarters of the city's population live in informal settlements.
The metro buses are managed by UDA-RT, a partnership between Usafiri Dar es Salaam (UDA) and the government. The bus rapid-transit system Phase 1 has been completed by UDA-RT and began operation on 10 May 2016.
In 2016, there was a breakthrough discovery in Northern Tanzania by a scientist, from the University of Dar es Salaam, of footprints thought to be of a hominid that predates Homo sapiens.
In 2018, Dar es Salaam scored 0.631 (medium category) on the Human Development Index (HDI).
In 2020, the population was estimated to be 6.4 million. When the 2012 national census was taken, the city had a population of 4,364,541, about ten percent of the country's total.
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