Highest Major Cities in Tanzania

Cities in Tanzania with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇹🇿 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 50

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Bashanet19,087 people · Manyara

2,044 m

Dongobesh18,864 people · Manyara

1,985 m

Njombe92,537 people · Njombe

1,960 m

Nangwa18,595 people · Manyara

1,837 m

Sumbawanga303,986 people · Rukwa

1,833 m

Mbulu45,384 people · Manyara

1,815 m

Ngara16,890 people · Kagera

1,814 m

Mtwango19,040 people · Njombe

1,767 m

Mafinga99,305 people · Iringa

1,766 m

Chala22,624 people · Rukwa

1,765 m

Mlangali15,168 people · Njombe

1,739 m

Katesh21,462 people · Manyara

1,724 m

Matai24,070 people · Rukwa

1,706 m

Tunduma219,309 people · Songwe

1,698 m

Mbeya541,603 people · Mbeya

1,697 m

Sirari25,000 people · Mara

1,679 m

Tarakea18,000 people · Kilimanjaro

1,653 m

Makumbako116,232 people · Njombe

1,651 m

Iringa202,490 people · Iringa

1,625 m

Dareda19,876 people · Manyara

1,618 m

Basotu20,937 people · Manyara

1,609 m

Ilongero17,342 people · Singida

1,609 m

Kabanga19,421 people · Kagera

1,608 m

Mungaa16,715 people · Singida

1,608 m

Lubata18,000 people · Morogoro

1,603 m

Mlowo40,000 people · Songwe

1,591 m

Puma17,092 people · Singida

1,588 m

Mtinko26,725 people · Singida

1,583 m

Vwawa85,000 people · Songwe

1,577 m

Laela19,185 people · Rukwa

1,564 m

Mugumu29,000 people · Mara

1,551 m

Kiomboi23,519 people · Singida

1,545 m

Kiratu20,000 people · Arusha

1,541 m

Nshamba19,815 people · Kagera

1,540 m

Kakunyu26,379 people · Kagera

1,538 m

Namanyere40,000 people · Rukwa

1,531 m

Ikungi19,692 people · Singida

1,525 m

Singida232,459 people · Singida

1,508 m

Kibondo28,666 people · Kigoma

1,505 m

Butiama16,376 people · Mara

1,500 m

Lushoto34,000 people · Tanga

1,498 m

Kamachumu15,701 people · Kagera

1,496 m

Bugarama32,494 people · Kagera

1,493 m

Mgandu23,718 people · Singida

1,486 m

Sepuka25,657 people · Singida

1,484 m

Biharamulo34,038 people · Kagera

1,479 m

Tukuyu50,000 people · Mbeya

1,431 m

Ilembula18,870 people · Njombe

1,425 m

Rulenge22,069 people · Kagera

1,422 m

Arusha617,631 people · Arusha

1,415 m

Highlights

Within Tanzania, Bashanet ranks first in 2026 with 2,044 m, followed by Dongobesh (1,985 m) and Njombe (1,960 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,044 m (Bashanet) to 1,415 m (Arusha), with a median of 1,597 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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