Revealed: Here are Tanzania's poorest and richest regions

A view of Dodoma city, which is the capital of Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. Dodoma may be Tanzania’s capital city and home to the standard gauge railway (SGR), yet its residents remain among the poorest in the country, official figures reveal.

Similarly, the Coast Region’s proximity to Dar es Salaam and its expanding industrial sector have done little to uplift the economic status of its people.