Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population was 385,279 according to the 2012 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region.
Mbeya Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. It is located in the country's southwest. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,707,410, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 2,822,396. For 2002-2012, the region's 2.7 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the tenth highest in the country. It was also tied for the eighteenth most densely populated region with 45 people per square kilometre. In 2016, the town of Tunduma and the districts of Ileje, Mbozi, Momba and Songwe were split from Mbeya Region to create Songwe Region. Mbeya Region is now bordered to the northwest by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Iringa Region, to the south by Songwe Region and Malawi, and to the west by Songwe Region. Prior to the creation of Songwe Region, Mbeya Region covered an area of 62,420 square kilometres (24,100 sq mi). It now covers an area of 35,954 square kilometres (13,882 sq mi).
Arusha Airport is a domestic airport located in the city of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building.
Tanga Airport is a small domestic airport located in Tanga Region, Tanzania. The airport is based in the regional capital city of Tanga.
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Bukoba Airport is a domestic airport located in the city of Bukoba, the capital of the Kagera Region in northwest Tanzania. It is adjacent to Lake Victoria.
Kigoma Airport is an airport in western Tanzania serving Kigoma. It is located at the east area of Ujiji. The government of Tanzania is planning to improve the airport. The Kigoma non-directional beacon is located on the field. Ground handling at the airport is conducted by the Livingstone Aviation Services Limited.
Mtwara Airport is an airport in southern Tanzania serving the town of Mtwara.
Musoma Airport is an airport in northern Tanzania serving Musoma and the surrounding Mara Region.
Shinyanga Airport is an airport serving the small city of Shinyanga, the capital of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the municipality, off the B6 road. The airport is also known as Ibadakuli Airport.
Songwe Airport, usually referred to in flight schedules as Mbeya, is an airport located in the southern highland region of Mbeya Region, Tanzania, serving the city of Mbeya. it is the largest Airport in SouthWest Tanzania. Also, due to its proximy to the regional border, it serves the Songwe Region as well. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the city, off the A104 trunk road, and is able to accommodate commercial jet traffic, whereas the unpaved Mbeya Airport is not.
Mafia Airport is an airport on Mafia Island in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. The island is in the Indian Ocean, 17 kilometres (11 mi) off the Tanzanian coast.
Kilwa Masoko Airport is an airport serving the town of Kilwa Masoko in the Lindi Region of Tanzania. Its one of three airports in Lindi Region and the one that serves northern Lindi.
Songea Airport is an airport in southern Tanzania serving the town of Songea and the surrounding Ruvuma Region. The runway is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the municipality.
Ngara Airport is an airport in northwestern Tanzania serving the town of Ngara.
Moshi Airport is an airport in the Kilimanjaro Region of north-eastern Tanzania, serving the municipality of Moshi.
Same Airstrip is an airstrip serving the town of Same in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.
Seronera Airstrip is the primary airstrip in the Serengeti National Park.
Mwadui Airport is an airport serving the Williamson diamond mine, in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. The runway extends along the east side of the mine pit.
Songwe Hydroelectric Power Station, also Songwe Power Station, is a proposed hydropower plant, with planned capacity installation of 180 megawatts (240,000 hp) when completed. Other related developments include the development of more dams for both power generation and irrigation purposes, and the creation of a Joint River Basin Authority.
