What is the population of Mwanza?
Mwanza has a city population of 1,104,521. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Mwanza
Mwanza's nearest neighbours cluster closely, with Kisesa 15 km away and Usagara 22 km distant, while larger Sengerema lies 32 km away. The city holds a population of 1,104,521, making it Tanzania's second-largest by city proper after Dodoma, which sits 514 km away. Mwanza accounts for 1.6% of the national population.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
1,144 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Coordinates
-2.517, 32.900
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 223 in TanzaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Mwanza | 1.1M |
Mwanza Population FAQ
Where is Mwanza?
Mwanza is in Mwanza, Tanzania, 514 km from the capital, Dodoma. Its coordinates are -2.517, 32.900.
How big is Mwanza compared with other cities in Tanzania?
It is the 2nd largest of the 223 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Tanzania, holding 1.6% of the national population.