Regions of Tanzania

Subdivisions 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
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Kenya
Mozambique
Malawi
Zambia
DRC
Lake
Victoria
Indian
Ocean
CategoryUnitary republic
LocationTanzania
Number31 (as of 29th January, 2016)
Populations115,588 (Unguja South) – 4,364,541 (Dar es Salaam)
Areas230 km2 (89 sq mi) (Mjini Magharibi) – 76,151 km2 (29,402 sq mi) (Tabora)
Government
  • Regional Government
Subdivisions

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 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

Notes

References

  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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