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Regions of Tanzania

Tanzania is divided into thirty-one regions or mikoa.^[1]

History

In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In 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

Region	Capital	Districts	Area	Population (2012)	Postcode	Zone
Arusha Region	Arusha	7	37,576 km² (14,508 sq mi)	1,694,310	23xxx	Northern
Dar es Salaam Region	Dar es Salaam	5	1,393 km² (538 sq mi)	4,364,541	11xxx	Coastal
Dodoma Region	Dodoma	7	41,311 km² (15,950 sq mi)	2,083,588	41xxx	Central
Geita Region	Geita	5	20,054 km² (7,743 sq mi)	1,739,530	30xxx	Lake
Iringa Region	Iringa	5	35,503 km² (13,708 sq mi)	941,238	51xxx	Southern Highlands
Kagera Region	Bukoba	8	25,265 km² (9,755 sq mi)	2,458,023	35xxx	Lake
Katavi Region	Mpanda	3	45,843 km² (17,700 sq mi)	564,604	50xxx	Western
Kigoma Region	Kigoma	8	37,040 km² (14,300 sq mi)	2,127,930	47xxx	Western
Kilimanjaro Region	Moshi	7	13,250 km² (5,120 sq mi)	1,640,087	25xxx	Northern
Lindi Region	Lindi	6	66,040 km² (25,500 sq mi)	864,652	65xxx	Coastal
Manyara Region	Babati	6	44,522 km² (17,190 sq mi)	1,425,131	27xxx	Northern
Mara Region	Musoma	7	21,760 km² (8,400 sq mi)	1,743,830	31xxx	Lake
Mbeya Region	Mbeya	7	35,954 km² (13,882 sq mi)	2,707,410^[a]	53xxx	Southern Highlands
Morogoro Region	Morogoro	7	70,624 km² (27,268 sq mi)	2,218,492	67xxx	Coastal
Mtwara Region	Mtwara	7	16,710 km² (6,450 sq mi)	1,270,854	63xxx	Coastal
Mwanza Region	Mwanza	7	9,467 km² (3,655 sq mi)	2,772,509	33xxx	Lake
Njombe Region	Njombe	6	21,347 km² (8,242 sq mi)	702,097	59xxx	Southern Highlands
Pemba North Region	Wete	2	574 km² (222 sq mi)	211,732	75xxx	Zanzibar
Pemba South Region	Chake-Chake	2	332 km² (128 sq mi)	195,116	74xxx	Zanzibar
Pwani Region	Kibaha	7	32,547 km² (12,566 sq mi)	1,098,668	61xxx	Coastal
Rukwa Region	Sumbawanga	4	22,792 km² (8,800 sq mi)	1,004,539	55xxx	Southern Highlands
Ruvuma Region	Songea	6	63,669 km² (24,583 sq mi)	1,376,891	57xxx	Southern Highlands
Shinyanga Region	Shinyanga	5	18,901 km² (7,298 sq mi)	1,534,808	37xxx	Lake
Simiyu Region	Bariadi	5	25,212 km² (9,734 sq mi)	1,584,157	39xxx	Lake
Singida Region	Singida	6	49,340 km² (19,050 sq mi)	1,370,637	43xxx	Central
Songwe Region	Vwawa	5	27,656 km² (10,678 sq mi)	–^[a]	–	Southern Highlands
Tabora Region	Tabora	7	76,150 km² (29,400 sq mi)	2,291,623	45xxx	Central
Tanga Region	Tanga	10	26,667 km² (10,296 sq mi)	2,045,205	21xxx	Northern
Zanzibar North Region	Mkokotoni	2	470 km² (180 sq mi)	187,455	73xxx	Zanzibar
Zanzibar South Region	Koani	2	854 km² (330 sq mi)	115,588	72xxx	Zanzibar
Zanzibar Urban West Region	Zanzibar City	2	230 km² (89 sq mi)	593,678	71xxx	Zanzibar

Notes

^ ^a^b Songwe Region did not exist at the time of the 2012 Tanzanian census: it was split from the western part of Mbeya Region in 2016. The four districts and one town now comprising Songwe Region reported a combined population of 998,862 in the 2012 census. The seven districts now comprising Mbeya Region reported a combined population of 1,708,548 in the 2012 census.^[5]

References

^ ^a^b "Regions of Tanzania". Statoids. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

^ "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

^ "History". Songwe Regional Commissioner's Office. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

^ "Welcome to Mbeya Region". Mbeya Regional Commissioner Office. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

^ "Sub-Divisional Population Projection for Year 2016 and 2017 Based on 2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[Songwe-5] Songwe Region did not exist at the time of the 2012 Tanzanian census: it was split from the western part of Mbeya Region in 2016. The four districts and one town now comprising Songwe Region reported a combined population of 998,862 in the 2012 census. The seven districts now comprising Mbeya Region reported a combined population of 1,708,548 in the 2012 census.^[5]

[Statoids-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.

[6] "Sub-Divisional Population Projection for Year 2016 and 2017 Based on 2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

v t e Regions of Tanzania
Mainland	Arusha Dar es Salaam Dodoma Geita Iringa Kagera Katavi Kigoma Kilimanjaro Lindi Manyara Mara Mbeya Morogoro Mtwara Mwanza Njombe Pwani Rukwa Ruvuma Shinyanga Simiyu Singida Songwe Tabora Tanga
Zanzibar	Mjini Magharibi Pemba North Pemba South Unguja North Unguja South

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