regions of Tanzania
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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name = Tanzania's Regions
{{native name|sw|Mikoa ya Tanzania}}
| alt_name =
| map = {{Tanzania Regions Labelled Map}}
| category = Unitary republic
| territory = Tanzania
| start_date =
| current_number = 31
| number_date = 29th January, 2016
| population_range = 115,588 (Unguja South) – 4,364,541 (Dar es Salaam)
| area_range = {{Convert|230|sqkm|abbr=on}} (Mjini Magharibi) – {{Convert|76,151|sqkm|abbr=on}} (Tabora)
| government = Regional Government
| subdivision = Districts
| status =
| exofficio =
}}
Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions (mkoa).{{Cite web | title=Regions of Tanzania | publisher=Statoids | url=https://www.statoids.org/en/tz/admin-levels/l1/map/tanzania/regions |access-date=6 December 2014}}
History
File:Tanzania, administrative divisions - es - colored.svg
- 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.
- In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu.{{cite news | title=Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts | newspaper=Daily News | location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201203090225.html}}
- In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region.{{cite web | url=http://www.songwe.go.tz/history | title=History | publisher=Songwe Regional Commissioner's Office | access-date=1 December 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mbeya.go.tz/index.php/regional_office/welcome-to-mbeya-region | title=Welcome to Mbeya Region | publisher=Mbeya Regional Commissioner Office | access-date=21 February 2017 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222195756/http://www.mbeya.go.tz/index.php/regional_office/welcome-to-mbeya-region | archive-date=22 February 2017}}
=List of regions=
Tanzania is subdivided into 31 administrative regions.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank ! Region ! Capital ! Districts ! class=data-sort-type:number | Area ! Population ! Rank ! Postcode ! class="unsortable" | Map |
| 9
| Arusha | 7 | {{cvt|37576|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,356,255 | 11 | 23xxx | 100px |
| 26
| 5 | {{cvt|1393|km2|sortable=on}} | 5,383,728 | 1 | 11xxx | 100px |
| 8
| Dodoma | 7 | {{cvt|41311|km2|sortable=on}} | 3,085,625 | 5 | 41xxx | 100px |
| 21
| Geita | 5 | {{cvt|20054|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,977,608 | 7 | 30xxx | 100px |
| 12
| Iringa | 5 | {{cvt|35503|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,192,728 | 24 | 51xxx | 100px |
| 16
| Bukoba | 8 | {{cvt|25265|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,989,299 | 6 | 35xxx | 100px |
| 6
| Mpanda | 3 | {{cvt|45843|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,152,958 | 25 | 50xxx | 100px |
| 10
| Kigoma | 8 | {{cvt|25265|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,470,967 | 9 | 47xxx | 100px |
| 24
| Moshi | 6 | {{cvt|13250|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,861,934 | 18 | 25xxx | 100px |
| 3
| Lindi | 6 | {{cvt|66669|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,194,028 | 23 | 65xxx | 100px |
| 7
| Babati | 6 | {{cvt|44522|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,892,502 | 17 | 27xxx | 100px |
| 19
| Musoma | 7 | {{cvt|21760|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,372,015 | 10 | 31xxx | 100px |
| 11
| Mbeya | 7 | {{cvt|35954|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,343,754 | 12 | 53xxx | 100px |
| 31
| Mjini Magharibi Region | 2 | {{cvt|230|km2|sortable=on}} | 893,169 | 26 | 71xxx | 100px |
| 2
| Morogoro | 7 | {{cvt|70624|km2|sortable=on}} | 3,197,104 | 4 | 67xxx | 100px |
| 23
| Mtwara | 7 | {{cvt|16710|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,634,947 | 20 | 63xxx | 100px |
| 25
| Mwanza | 7 | {{cvt|9467|km2|sortable=on}} | 3,699,872 | 2 | 33xxx | 100px |
| 20
| Njombe | 6 | {{cvt|21347|km2|sortable=on}} | 889,946 | 27 | 59xxx | 100px |
| 28
| Wete | 2 | {{cvt|574|km2|sortable=on}} | 272,091 | 28 | 75xxx | 100px |
| 30
| 2 | {{cvt|332|km2|sortable=on}} | 271,350 | 29 | 74xxx | 100px |
| 13
| Kibaha | 7 | {{cvt|32547|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,024,947 | 15 | 61xxx | 100px |
| 18
| 4 | {{cvt|22792|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,540,519 | 21 | 55xxx | 100px |
| 4
| Songea | 6 | {{cvt|63669|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,848,794 | 19 | 57xxx | 100px |
| 22
| 5 | {{cvt|18901|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,241,299 | 13 | 37xxx | 100px |
| 17
| Bariadi | 5 | {{cvt|25212|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,140,497 | 14 | 39xxx | 100px |
| 5
| Singida | 6 | {{cvt|49340|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,008,058 | 16 | 43xxx | 100px |
| 14
| Vwawa | 5 | {{cvt|27656|km2|sortable=on}} | 1,344,687 | 22 | 53xxx | 100px |
| 1
| Tabora | 7 | {{cvt|76151|km2|sortable=on}} | 3,391,679 | 3 | 45xxx | 100px |
| 15
| Tanga | 11 | {{cvt|26667|km2|sortable=on}} | 2,615,597 | 8 | 21xxx | 100px |
| 29
| Unguja North Region | 2 | {{cvt|470|km2|sortable=on}} | 257,290 | 30 | 73xxx | 100px |
| 27
| Unguja South Region | Koani | 2 | {{cvt|854|km2|sortable=on}} | 195,873 | 31 | 72xxx | 100px |
See also
Notes
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References
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{{cite web |title=Matokeo ya Sensa |url=https://sensa.nbs.go.tz/ |website=sensa.nbs.go.tz |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania) |access-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031164518/https://sensa.nbs.go.tz/ |archive-date=31 October 2022 |location=Dodoma, Tanzania |language=sw |url-status=live}}
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