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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	Map
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

See also

• Districts of Tanzania


• ISO 3166-2:TZ

Notes

References