Regions of Tanzania

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Tanzania's Regions
Mikoa ya Tanzania (Swahili)
Category Unitary republic
Location Tanzania
Number31 (as of 29th January, 2016)
Populations115,588 (Unguja South) – 4,364,541 (Dar es Salaam)
Areas230 km2 (89 sq mi) (Mjini Magharibi) – 76,151 km2 (29,402 sq mi) (Tabora)
Government
  • Regional Government
Subdivisions

Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions ( mkoa ). [1]

Contents

History

Current Map of the Regions of Tanzania Tanzania, administrative divisions - es - colored.svg
Current Map of the Regions of Tanzania

List of regions

Tanzania is subdivided into 31 administrative regions.

Rank
(Area)
RegionCapitalDistrictsArea
(km2)
Population
(2022) [5]
Rank
(Population)
PostcodeMap
9 Arusha Region Arusha 737,576 km2 (14,508 sq mi)2,356,2551123xxx Tanzania Arusha location map.svg
26 Dar es Salaam Region Dar es Salaam 51,393 km2 (538 sq mi)5,383,728111xxx Tanzania DarEsSalaam location map.svg
8 Dodoma Region Dodoma 741,311 km2 (15,950 sq mi)3,085,625541xxx Tanzania Dodoma location map.svg
21 Geita Region Geita 520,054 km2 (7,743 sq mi)2,977,608730xxx Tanzania Geita Region location map.svg
12 Iringa Region Iringa 535,503 km2 (13,708 sq mi)1,192,7282451xxx Tanzania Iringa location map.svg
16 Kagera Region Bukoba 825,265 km2 (9,755 sq mi)2,989,299635xxx Tanzania Kagera location map.svg
6 Katavi Region Mpanda 345,843 km2 (17,700 sq mi)1,152,9582550xxx Tanzania Katavi location map.svg
10 Kigoma Region Kigoma 845,066 km2 (17,400 sq mi)2,470,967947xxx Tanzania Kigoma location map.svg
24 Kilimanjaro Region Moshi 613,250 km2 (5,120 sq mi)1,861,9341825xxx Tanzania Kilimanjaro location map.svg
3 Lindi Region Lindi 666,669 km2 (25,741 sq mi)1,194,0282365xxx Tanzania Lindi location map.svg
7 Manyara Region Babati 644,522 km2 (17,190 sq mi)1,892,5021727xxx Tanzania Manyara location map.svg
19 Mara Region Musoma 721,760 km2 (8,400 sq mi)2,372,0151031xxx Tanzania Mara location map.svg
11 Mbeya Region Mbeya 735,954 km2 (13,882 sq mi)2,343,7541253xxx Tanzania Mbeya location map.svg
31 Mjini Magharibi Region
(Zanzibar Urban West)
Zanzibar City 2230 km2 (89 sq mi)893,1692671xxx Tanzania UngujaUrbanWest location map.svg
2 Morogoro Region Morogoro 770,624 km2 (27,268 sq mi)3,197,104467xxx Tanzania Morogoro location map.svg
23 Mtwara Region Mtwara 716,710 km2 (6,450 sq mi)1,634,9472063xxx Tanzania Mtwara location map.svg
25 Mwanza Region Mwanza 79,467 km2 (3,655 sq mi)3,699,872233xxx Tanzania Mwanza location map.svg
20 Njombe Region Njombe 621,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi)889,9462759xxx Tanzania Njombe Region location map.svg
28 Pemba North Region Wete 2574 km2 (222 sq mi)272,0912875xxx Tanzania PembaNorth location map.svg
30 Pemba South Region Chake-Chake 2332 km2 (128 sq mi)271,3502974xxx Tanzania PembaSouth location map.svg
13 Pwani Region Kibaha 732,547 km2 (12,566 sq mi)2,024,9471561xxx Tanzania Pwani location map.svg
18 Rukwa Region Sumbawanga 422,792 km2 (8,800 sq mi)1,540,5192155xxx Tanzania Rukwa location map.svg
4 Ruvuma Region Songea 663,669 km2 (24,583 sq mi)1,848,7941957xxx Tanzania Ruvuma location map.svg
22 Shinyanga Region Shinyanga 518,901 km2 (7,298 sq mi)2,241,2991337xxx Tanzania Shinyanga location map.svg
17 Simiyu Region Bariadi 525,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi)2,140,4971439xxx Tanzania Simiyu location map.svg
5 Singida Region Singida 649,340 km2 (19,050 sq mi)2,008,0581643xxx Tanzania Singida location map.svg
14 Songwe Region Vwawa 527,656 km2 (10,678 sq mi)1,344,6872253xxx Tanzania Songwe location map.svg
1 Tabora Region Tabora 776,151 km2 (29,402 sq mi)3,391,679345xxx Tanzania Tabora location map.svg
15 Tanga Region Tanga 1126,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi)2,615,597821xxx Tanzania Tanga location map.svg
29 Unguja North Region
(Zanzibar North)
Mkokotoni 2470 km2 (180 sq mi)257,2903073xxx Tanzania UngujaNorth location map.svg
27 Unguja South Region
(Zanzibar South)
Koani 2854 km2 (330 sq mi)195,8733172xxx Tanzania UngujaCentralSouth location map.svg

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Regions of Tanzania". Statoids. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
    2. "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
    3. "History". Songwe Regional Commissioner's Office. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
    4. "Welcome to Mbeya Region". Mbeya Regional Commissioner Office. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
    5. "Matokeo ya Sensa". sensa.nbs.go.tz (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.