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

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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

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Tanzania is subdivided into 31 administrative regions.

Rank
(Area)  | Region  | Capital  | Districts  | Area
(km2)  | Population
(2022)[5] | Rank
(Population)  | Postcode  | Map

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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  | 25,265 km2 (9,755 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

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* 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

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b "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.

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