Dodoma

Dodoma’s contemporary growth is closely linked to the transfer of national government functions to the city. Renewed implementation of the capital relocation accelerated population and construction after 2016, while the built-up area expanded much faster than the population. This has produced a low-density pattern that places increasing pressure on roads, public transport and urban services.

Infrastructure programmes have therefore focused on keeping mobility and basic networks aligned with the expanding capital. Tanzania’s Strategic Cities Project included Dodoma in investments in roads, drainage, footpaths, lighting and transport facilities, while newer World Bank financing targets a more integrated urban mobility system. The central planning question is how to accommodate continued government-led growth without locking the city into fragmented sprawl.