Simiyu Region
1°55′S 31°18′E / 1.917°S 31.300°E
Simiyu Region
Mkoa wa Simiyu (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Established | 2012 |
| Capital | Bariadi |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Anthony Mtaka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,584,157 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 39xxx |
| Area code | 028 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.490[1] low · 20th of 25 |
Simiyu Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. The region was created in March 2012,[2] from part of Shinyanga Region.
According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,584,157.[3]: page 2 For 2002-2012, the region's 1.8 percent average annual population growth rate was the twenty-third-highest in the country.[3]: page 4 It was also the fifteenth-most-densely-populated region with 63 people per square kilometer.[3]: page 6
Districts
The region is administratively divided into five districts:[2][4]
| Districts of Simiyu Region | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map with main roads in green | District | Population (2012 Census) | ||||
|
Bariadi | 422,916 | ||||
| Busega | 203,597 | |||||
| Itilima | 313,900 | |||||
| Maswa | 344,125 | |||||
| Meatu | 299,619 | |||||
| Total | 1,584,157 | |||||
References
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ a b Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23.
- ^ a b c Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Postcodes Simiyu Region 39000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.
