Capital:
nombre: Dar es Salaam (administrative capital), Dodoma (legislative capital); note - Dodoma was designated the national capital in 1996 and serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; Dar es Salaam remains the de facto capital, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation; the government contends that it will complete the transfer of the executive branch to Dodoma by 2020
coordenadas geográficas: 6 48 S, 39 17 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Dar es Salaam was the name given by Majid bin Said, the first sultan of Zanzibar, to the new city he founded on the Indian Ocean coast; the Arabic name is commonly translated as "abode/home of peace"; Dodoma, in the native Gogo language, means "it has sunk"; supposedly, one day during the rainy season, an elephant drowned in the area; the villagers in that place were so struck by what had occurred, that ever since the locale has been referred to as the place where "it (the elephant) sunk"
Definición: Esta entrada proporciona el nombre del asiento del gobierno, sus coordenadas geográficas , la diferencia horaria relativa al tiempo universal coordinado (UTC) y el tiempo observado en Washington, DC, y, si corresponde, información sobre horario de verano (DST) . Cuando corresponda, se ha agregado una nota especial para resaltar aquellos países que tienen varias zonas horarias.
Fuente: CIA World Factbook - A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2019
