Dakama

{{Short description|Ward in Maswa District, Simiyu Region, Tanzania}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Dakama

| native_name = Kata ya Dakama

| native_name_lang = sw

| settlement_type = Ward

| pushpin_map = Tanzania

| map_caption = Location of Dakama

| coordinates = {{coord|3.500146|S|34.03264|E|display=inline,title|type:adm3rd_region:TZ-source:google_maps}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Simiyu Region

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Maswa District

| subdivision_type3 = Ward

| subdivision_name3 = Dakama

| population_as_of = 2016

| population_total = 5,482

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

}}

Dakama is a Ward from Maswa District in Simiyu Region, Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 5,482 people in the ward, from 14,596 in 2012.{{Cite report |url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |title=2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. |date=2013-03-01 |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics |location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |page= |language=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-26 |url-status=live}}{{Cite report |url=https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |title=2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. |trans-title=Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania |date=2016-04-01 |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics |location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |page= |language=sw |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf |archive-date=2021-12-27 |url-status=live}} Postal code is 39308.