--- title: Dodoma — English Wikipedia · full text with trees description: Wikipedia's «Dodoma», whole, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics, CC BY-SA 4.0. It begins: Dodoma (lit. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Dodoma/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [wikipedia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/) / [en](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/) / Dodoma # Dodoma From Wikipedia, [«Dodoma»](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma), revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The trees and pragmatics of these pages, Mova's parse of that text, are CC BY-SA 4.0 too. The English Wikipedia article «Dodoma», whole: 23 sections, 90 sentences and 2037 words, its 28 notes at the end. The marks in brackets «[n]» are Wikipedia's own, each leading to its note and source; the small number after every sentence leads to the sentence's own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. Further information: [Dodoma Municipal Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma_Municipal_Council) | Facts | | | --- | --- | | | **Dodoma** | | | **[Capital city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) of [Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania) [corpus](../Tanzania/ "in our corpus")** | | | Nickname: The Capital City | | | Coordinates: | | [Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Tanzania) | [Dodoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma_Region) | | **Government** | | | • [Mayor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor) | [Davis G. Mwamfupe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_G._Mwamfupe) | | **Area** | | | • Land | 2,576 km² (995 sq mi) | | Elevation | 1,120 m (3,675 ft) | | **Population (2022 census)[\[1\]](./#ref-1 "note 1")** | | | • Total | 765,179 | | • Density | 297.0/km² (769.3/sq mi) | | [Time zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone) | [UTC+03:00](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC+03:00) ([EAT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Africa_Time)) | | Area code | 026 | Dodoma (lit.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") ‘It has sunk’ in [Gogo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo_language)), officially Dodoma City (Jiji Kuu la Dodoma, in [Swahili](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language)), is the [capital city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) of [Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania) [corpus](../Tanzania/ "in our corpus").[\[2\]](./#ref-2 "note 2")[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") With a population of 765,179 as per 2022 which is projected to reach 1,000,000 by the end of 2026 (given the current pace of relocation of government organizations and NGOs),[\[3\]](./#ref-3 "note 3")[\[2\]](./#ref-2 "note 2") it is also the administrative capital of both [Dodoma Municipal Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma_Municipal_Council) and the entire [Dodoma Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma_Region).[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") In July 2024, Dodoma officially surpassed [Arusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arusha) to become the third largest city in Tanzania on both infrastructure and population measures.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1974, the [Tanzanian government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Tanzania) announced that Tanzania's national capital would be moved from [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam) to Dodoma for social and economic reasons and to centralise the capital within the country.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") It became the official capital in 1996.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") Much of Dodoma's initial design did not come to fruition until the 21st century.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") In May 2023, the national government under President [Samia Suluhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_Suluhu) unveiled the new State House in Dodoma in a historic event stamping the relocation of government duties to the city.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") As a result, [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam) has remained the commercial and maritime capital of Tanzania, while also retaining the state house [Ikulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikulu) and a number of government functions.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Geography Located in the centre of the country, the town is 453 km west of the former capital at [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam) and 441 km south of [Arusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arusha), the headquarters of the [East African Community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Community).[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") It is 259 km north of Iringa through Mtera.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") It is also 260 km west of Morogoro.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") It covers an area of 2669 km2 of which 625 km2 is urbanized.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") ## History ### 20th century Originally a small market town known as Idodomya, the modern Dodoma was founded in 1907 by [German colonists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Africa) during construction of the [Tanzanian central railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Line_%28Tanzania%29).[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") The layout followed the typical colonial planning of the time with a European quarter segregated from a native village.[\[4\]](./#ref-4 "note 4")[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1967, following independence, the government invited Canadian firm Project Planning Associates Ltd to draw up a master plan to help control and organise the then capital of the country, [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam), which was undergoing rapid urbanisation and population growth.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") The plan was cancelled in 1972, in part due to its failure to adequately address the historical and social problems associated with the city.[\[4\]](./#ref-4 "note 4")[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1974, after a nationwide party referendum, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to a more central location to create significant social and economic improvements for the central region and to centralise the capital within the country.[\[5\]](./#ref-5 "note 5")[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") The cost was estimated at £186 million and envisaged to take 10 years.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") The site, the Dodoma region, had been looked at as a potential new capital as early as 1915 by the then colonial power [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) [corpus](../Germany/ "in our corpus"), in 1932 by the British as a [League of Nations mandate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations_mandate) and again in the post-independence [National Assembly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Tanzania%29) in 1961 and 1966.[\[6\]](./#ref-6 "note 6")[\[7\]](./#ref-7 "note 7")[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") With an already-established town at a major crossroads, the Dodoma region had an agreeable climate, room for development[\[8\]](./#ref-8 "note 8") and was located in the geographic centre of the nation.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") Its location in a rural environment was seen as the [ujamaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujamaa) heartland and therefore appropriate for a ujamaa capital that could see and learn from neighbouring villages and maintain a close relationship to the land.[\[7\]](./#ref-7 "note 7")[\[9\]](./#ref-9 "note 9")[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") A new capital was seen as a more economically viable alternative than attempting to reorganise and restructure [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam) and was idealised as a way of diverting development away from continued concentration in a single coastal city that was seen as anathema to the government's goal of socialist unity and development.[\[7\]](./#ref-7 "note 7")[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") Objectives for the new capital included: that the city become a symbol of Tanzania's social and cultural values and aspirations; that the capital city function be supplemented by industrial-commercial development; and that the mistakes and features of colonial planning and modern big cities, such as excessive population densities, pollution and traffic congestion, be avoided.[\[4\]](./#ref-4 "note 4")[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") The Capital Development Authority (CDA) invited three international firms to submit proposals for the best location and preparation of a master plan: Project Planning Associates Ltd., of [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) [corpus](../Canada/ "in our corpus"); [Doxiadis Associates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinos_Apostolou_Doxiadis) International, of [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece) [corpus](../Greece/ "in our corpus") (who had worked on [Pakistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan) [corpus](../Pakistan/ "in our corpus")'s new capital of [Islamabad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad) [corpus](../Islamabad/ "in our corpus")); and Engineering Consulting Firms Association, of [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) [corpus](../Japan/ "in our corpus").[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") A fourth firm from Germany submitted a proposal without invitation.[\[7\]](./#ref-7 "note 7")[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") The winner, decided by the CDA together with independent American consultants, was Project Planning Associates, the same Canadian consultants whose plan for [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam) was seen as inadequate and not responsive enough to the local conditions and needs for Tanzania's largest city.[\[7\]](./#ref-7 "note 7")[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") Their plan envisaged a city of 400,000 persons by 2000 and 1.3 million by 2020.[\[9\]](./#ref-9 "note 9")[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") The official capital since 1996, Dodoma was envisaged as the first non-monumental capital city[\[9\]](./#ref-9 "note 9") as opposed to the monumentality and hierarchy of other planned capital cities such as [Abuja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja) [corpus](../Abuja/ "in our corpus"), [Yamoussoukro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamoussoukro) [corpus](../Yamoussoukro/ "in our corpus"), [Brasília](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasília) [corpus](../Brasília/ "in our corpus") and [Washington, D.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.) [corpus](../Washington,_D.C./ "in our corpus") It rejected geometrical forms such as [grid iron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_plan) and radial plans as inappropriate as the urban form was intended to undulate and curve with the existing topography and not in conflict with it so as to retain its rural [ujamaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujamaa) feel.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") As befitted Tanzania's development at the time, the car was seen as secondary in importance to public transports such as buses which were then utilised by much of the population.[\[9\]](./#ref-9 "note 9")[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1974, Dodoma had a population of 40,000 and was chosen as the site of the new capital as opposed to nearby Hombolo or Ihumwa.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") The existing population size was not seen as an impediment while existing infrastructure would reduce construction costs.[\[7\]](./#ref-7 "note 7")[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") The city, designed over 2,500 acres, was meant to be "the chief village in a nation of villages", built at a human scale meant to be experienced on foot.[\[10\]](./#ref-10 "note 10")[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") Its basic principles follow the [garden city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_city_movement) model of a town set amongst a garden with green belts separating segregated zones for residents and industry.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") As part of the move of the government, a capitol complex was envisaged and designs by international teams offered competing visions and versions of the siting and layout of a capitol complex.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") These competing proposals, some paid for by foreign governments as a form of aid and others by the firms involved, were presented as early as 1978.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") ### 21st century However, it was not until 2006 that the [Chinese government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China) delivered a finished parliament building in Dodoma.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") The final location of the parliament was not in its original intended location in the master plan, with that location now being developed as a site for a [university](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dodoma).[\[6\]](./#ref-6 "note 6")[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") As much of the initial design never came to fruition over the past 40 years, government offices and embassies have resisted moving offices to Dodoma.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") As a result, many government offices remain in [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam), which remains the commercial and the [de facto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto) capital of Tanzania.[\[11\]](./#ref-11 "note 11")[\[6\]](./#ref-6 "note 6")[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") Dodoma was envisaged as a nation-building project to cement a newly post-colonial independence identity and direction in Tanzania, and is similar to projects in [Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria) [corpus](../Nigeria/ "in our corpus") ([Abuja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja) [corpus](../Abuja/ "in our corpus")), [Côte d'Ivoire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Côte_d%27Ivoire) ([Yamoussoukro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamoussoukro) [corpus](../Yamoussoukro/ "in our corpus")), [Botswana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana) [corpus](../Botswana/ "in our corpus") ([Gaborone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaborone) [corpus](../Gaborone/ "in our corpus")), [Malawi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi) [corpus](../Malawi/ "in our corpus") ([Lilongwe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilongwe) [corpus](../Lilongwe/ "in our corpus")) and [Mauritania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania) [corpus](../Mauritania/ "in our corpus") ([Nouakchott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouakchott) [corpus](../Nouakchott/ "in our corpus")).[\[6\]](./#ref-6 "note 6")[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Demographics Out of the total population, 199,487 people (48.5 percent) are male while 211,469 people (51.5 percent) are female.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") The average household size is 4.4 people.[\[3\]](./#ref-3 "note 3")[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") The [Roman Catholic Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church) reports that 19.2% of the population are [Roman Catholics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church).[\[12\]](./#ref-12 "note 12")[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") Dodoma is populated by different ethnic groups because it is a government administrative centre, although the indigenous ethnic groups are the [Gogo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogo_people), [Rangi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangi_people), and [Sandawe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandawe_people).[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") The population count as of 2022 was recorded as 3,085,625 in Dodoma region of 41,311 km2, while Dodoma city increased from 410,956 in 2012 to 765,179 in 2022, covering 2,607 km2, or annual rate of 6.4% in ten years.[\[13\]](./#ref-13 "note 13")[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Climate Dodoma features a [semi-arid climate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-arid_climate)[\[14\]](./#ref-14 "note 14") with warm to hot temperatures throughout the year.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") While average highs are somewhat consistent throughout the year, average lows dip to 13 °C in July.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") Dodoma averages 610 mm of rainfall per year, the vast majority of which occurs during its [wet season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_season) between December and April.[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") The remainder of the year comprises the city's dry season.[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Education ### Universities There are several universities in Dodoma, which include the [Open University of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University_of_Tanzania), which has campuses in several cities in Tanzania, [St Johns University of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Johns_University_of_Tanzania), owned by the Anglican Church of Tanzania, and [University of Dodoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dodoma), with about 35,000 students.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") Both universities opened in 2007.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") In addition there is the Mipango Institute and the CBE.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") The Anglican Church runs the only international school in Dodoma, Canon Andrea Mwaka School ("CAMS").[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") CAMS, established in 1950, provides education to children from Nursery to Form 4.[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") The education is based on the English National curriculum and the school offers students the opportunity to take IGCSE examinations.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") An estimated 280 students are taught at the school.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Transport ### Airport North of the city centre, [Dodoma Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodoma_Airport) is managed by the [Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania_Civil_Aviation_Authority).[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") Flights are currently limited to small aircraft operated commercially by [Precision Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Air), [Air Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Tanzania), [Auric Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auric_Air), and [Flightlink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flightlink).[\[15\]](./#ref-15 "note 15")[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") However, in December 2019, plans were announced to construct the new [Msalato International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Msalato_International_Airport), located approximately 14 km north of Dodoma city centre, through a US$272 million financing package supported by the African Development Bank and other development partners.[\[16\]](./#ref-16 "note 16")[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") The airport is being developed to provide greater runway length and weight-bearing capacity than the existing Dodoma Airport, enabling it to handle larger passenger and cargo aircraft.As of 2026, construction remained underway, with infrastructure works reported at about 85% completion and building works over 70% complete.[\[17\]](./#ref-17 "note 17")[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Railway The city is served by Dodoma Railway Station, located near Kikuyu Avenue, through which runs the [Central Railway Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Line_%28Tanzania%29), which connects Dodoma over a distance of 465 km with [Dar es Salaam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam) in the east.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") In 2019, Tanzania Railways commissioned a study into a Dodoma commuter rail network.[\[18\]](./#ref-18 "note 18")[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") Dodoma is served by both the historic metre-gauge Central Railway Line and the modern Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") Traditional rail services operate through Dodoma Railway Station near Kikuyu Avenue, linking the city with Dar es Salaam and inland regions through the Central Line.[\[19\]](./#ref-19 "note 19")[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") Dodoma is also connected to Dar es Salaam by Tanzania's electrified Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), operated by the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC).[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") Commercial passenger services between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma officially commenced on 1 August 2024.[\[20\]](./#ref-20 "note 20")[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") The SGR line through Dodoma forms part of Tanzania's wider standard gauge railway network intended to connect Dar es Salaam with Mwanza, Kigoma, and neighboring countries including Rwanda and Burundi.[\[21\]](./#ref-21 "note 21")[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") In 2019, Tanzania Railways commissioned a study into a Dodoma commuter rail network.[\[22\]](./#ref-22 "note 22")[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Public transport A [daladala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daladala) station serves Dodoma on B129 south west of Dodoma.[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Road link The [Cairo-Cape Town Highway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo-Cape_Town_Highway) passes through Dodoma.[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") A major highway connects Dodoma with Dar es Salaam via the [Morogoro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morogoro) in the east.[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") To the west, there are roads to [Mwanza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwanza) and [Kigoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kigoma) going through [Singida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singida) and [Tabora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabora).[73](73/ "tree and pragmatics") The Great North Road links the city with [Babati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babati) and [Arusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arusha) to the north, via [Kondoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kondoa_district) and Iringa, Njombe, Songea, Mbeya and Vwawa to the south via [Mtera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtera).[74](74/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Government The [Parliament of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Tanzania) is located in Dodoma.[\[23\]](./#ref-23 "note 23")[75](75/ "tree and pragmatics") The office of the [President of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Tanzania) and the headquarters of ministers of the [Government of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Tanzania) completed the move to the [Mtumba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtumba) area of the city in October 2019.[\[24\]](./#ref-24 "note 24")[76](76/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Sports The city is represented in the [Tanzanian Premier League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzanian_Premier_League) by [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football) club Dodoma Jiji FC, which used to be called [Polisi Dodoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polisi_Dodoma).[77](77/ "tree and pragmatics") The club is run by the city council of Dodoma.[78](78/ "tree and pragmatics") Other older clubs, include CDA, Waziri Mkuu, Kurugenzi, Mji Mpwapwa, and Dundee.[79](79/ "tree and pragmatics") There is also a rising interest in other sports, particularly [basketball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball).[80](80/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Stadium The city hosts the [Jamhuri Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamhuri_Stadium_%28Dodoma%29) on School Avenue.[81](81/ "tree and pragmatics") In addition, a new multi-purpose stadium is under construction in Dodoma as part of the government's sports infrastructure development programme.[\[25\]](./#ref-25 "note 25")[\[26\]](./#ref-26 "note 26") [\[27\]](./#ref-27 "note 27")[82](82/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Places of worship Dodoma is home to many [places of worship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_of_worship) for people of multiple faiths.[83](83/ "tree and pragmatics") From [Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity) churches such as the [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Dodoma) ([Catholic Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church)), [Anglican Church of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Tanzania) ([Anglican Communion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion)), [Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Tanzania) ([Lutheran World Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_World_Federation)), [Baptist Convention of Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Tanzania) ([Baptist World Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_World_Alliance)), and [Assemblies of God](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblies_of_God)[\[28\]](./#ref-28 "note 28") to [Muslim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam) mosques including the Sunni Masjid (Nunge), [Gaddafi Mosque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaddafi_Mosque) and KSIJ Mosque.[84](84/ "tree and pragmatics") The city also hosts a [Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism) Mandir, as well as a Sikh Gurudwara.[85](85/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Twin towns – sister cities Dodoma is [twinned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities) with the following places:[86](86/ "tree and pragmatics") - [Jaipur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur), India[87](87/ "tree and pragmatics") - [Bangui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangui) [corpus](../Bangui/ "in our corpus"), Central African Republic[88](88/ "tree and pragmatics") - [Watsa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsa), Democratic Republic of Congo[89](89/ "tree and pragmatics") - [Linz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linz), Austria[90](90/ "tree and pragmatics") ## See also [Tanzanian wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzanian_wine) – produced near Dodoma ## Further reading Kironde, J.M. 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"The Architecture of Nation-building in Africa as a Development Aid Project: Designing the capital cities of Kinshasa (Congo) and Dodoma (Tanzania) in the post-independence years". *Progress in Planning*. 7\. Hayuma, A.M. (1980). "Dodoma: The planning and building of the new capital city of Tanzania". *Habitat International*. 8\. Aloysius C. Mosha. "[The planning of the new capital of Tanzania: Dodoma, an unfulfilled dream](http://www.etsav.upc.es/personals/iphs2004/pdf/148_p.pdf)". University of Botswana. 9\. Vale, Lawrence J (2008). "Architecture, power, and national identity". Routledge. 10\. Friedman, Andrew (2012-05-01). "[The Global Postcolonial Moment and the American New Town India, Reston, Dodoma](http://juh.sagepub.com/content/38/3/553)". *Journal of Urban History*. 11\. Callaci, Emily (2016-02-01). 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