Regions of Tanzania

Tanzania's Regions Mikoa ya Tanzania (Swahili)
Kagera Mwanza Mara Kigoma Geita Shinyanga Simiyu Arusha Katavi Rukwa Tabora Mbeya Singida Dodoma Iringa Songwe Njombe Ruvuma Mtwara Lindi Pwani Tanga Morogoro Manyara Kilimanjaro Dar es Salaam Pemba North Pemba South Unguja North Mjini Magharibi Unguja South Uganda Rwanda Burundi Kenya Mozambique Malawi Zambia DRC Lake Victoria Indian Ocean
Category	Unitary republic
Location	Tanzania
Number	31 (as of 29th January, 2016)
Populations	115,588 (Unguja South) – 4,364,541 (Dar es Salaam)
Areas	230 km2 (89 sq mi) (Mjini Magharibi) – 76,151 km2 (29,402 sq mi) (Tabora)
Government	Regional Government
Subdivisions	Districts

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

History

Current Map of the Regions of Tanzania

• In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In the 1970s, the name of the Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) changed to Kagera Region.
• In 2002, Manyara Region was created out of part of Arusha Region. ^[1]
• In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu. ^[2]
• In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region. ^{[3] [4]}

List of regions

Tanzania is subdivided into 31 administrative regions.

Rank (Area)	Region	Capital	Districts	Area (km2)	Population (2022) [5]	Rank (Population)	Postcode	Map
9	Arusha Region	Arusha	7	37,576 km2 (14,508 sq mi)	2,356,255	11	23xxx
26	Dar es Salaam Region	Dar es Salaam	5	1,393 km2 (538 sq mi)	5,383,728	1	11xxx
8	Dodoma Region	Dodoma	7	41,311 km2 (15,950 sq mi)	3,085,625	5	41xxx
21	Geita Region	Geita	5	20,054 km2 (7,743 sq mi)	2,977,608	7	30xxx
12	Iringa Region	Iringa	5	35,503 km2 (13,708 sq mi)	1,192,728	24	51xxx
16	Kagera Region	Bukoba	8	25,265 km2 (9,755 sq mi)	2,989,299	6	35xxx
6	Katavi Region	Mpanda	3	45,843 km2 (17,700 sq mi)	1,152,958	25	50xxx
10	Kigoma Region	Kigoma	8	45,066 km2 (17,400 sq mi)	2,470,967	9	47xxx
24	Kilimanjaro Region	Moshi	6	13,250 km2 (5,120 sq mi)	1,861,934	18	25xxx
3	Lindi Region	Lindi	6	66,669 km2 (25,741 sq mi)	1,194,028	23	65xxx
7	Manyara Region	Babati	6	44,522 km2 (17,190 sq mi)	1,892,502	17	27xxx
19	Mara Region	Musoma	7	21,760 km2 (8,400 sq mi)	2,372,015	10	31xxx
11	Mbeya Region	Mbeya	7	35,954 km2 (13,882 sq mi)	2,343,754	12	53xxx
31	Mjini Magharibi Region (Zanzibar Urban West)	Zanzibar City	2	230 km2 (89 sq mi)	893,169	26	71xxx
2	Morogoro Region	Morogoro	7	70,624 km2 (27,268 sq mi)	3,197,104	4	67xxx
23	Mtwara Region	Mtwara	7	16,710 km2 (6,450 sq mi)	1,634,947	20	63xxx
25	Mwanza Region	Mwanza	7	9,467 km2 (3,655 sq mi)	3,699,872	2	33xxx
20	Njombe Region	Njombe	6	21,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi)	889,946	27	59xxx
28	Pemba North Region	Wete	2	574 km2 (222 sq mi)	272,091	28	75xxx
30	Pemba South Region	Chake-Chake	2	332 km2 (128 sq mi)	271,350	29	74xxx
13	Pwani Region	Kibaha	7	32,547 km2 (12,566 sq mi)	2,024,947	15	61xxx
18	Rukwa Region	Sumbawanga	4	22,792 km2 (8,800 sq mi)	1,540,519	21	55xxx
4	Ruvuma Region	Songea	6	63,669 km2 (24,583 sq mi)	1,848,794	19	57xxx
22	Shinyanga Region	Shinyanga	5	18,901 km2 (7,298 sq mi)	2,241,299	13	37xxx
17	Simiyu Region	Bariadi	5	25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi)	2,140,497	14	39xxx
5	Singida Region	Singida	6	49,340 km2 (19,050 sq mi)	2,008,058	16	43xxx
14	Songwe Region	Vwawa	5	27,656 km2 (10,678 sq mi)	1,344,687	22	53xxx
1	Tabora Region	Tabora	7	76,151 km2 (29,402 sq mi)	3,391,679	3	45xxx
15	Tanga Region	Tanga	11	26,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi)	2,615,597	8	21xxx
29	Unguja North Region (Zanzibar North)	Mkokotoni	2	470 km2 (180 sq mi)	257,290	30	73xxx
27	Unguja South Region (Zanzibar South)	Koani	2	854 km2 (330 sq mi)	195,873	31	72xxx

See also

• Districts of Tanzania
• List of regions of Tanzania by Human Development Index
• List of regions of Tanzania by GDP
• List of regions of Tanzania by poverty rate
• ISO 3166-2:TZ

References

1. "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.