Regions of Tanzania

Regions of Tanzania.

Tanzania is divided into thirty regions, or "mikoa".^[1]

History[edit]

In 1975 there were twenty-five regions in Tanzania. In 2002 one region changed its name, from Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) to Kagera Region. In 2003 Manyara Region was created out of part of Arusha Region.^[1] In 2012 four more regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe and Simiyu^[2]

List of regions[edit]

Region	Capital	Districts	Area (km²)	Population	Postcode	Zone
Arusha Region	Arusha	7	37,576	1,694,310	23xxx	Northern
Dar es Salaam Region	Dar es Salaam	3	1,393	4,364,541	11xxx	Coastal
Dodoma Region	Dodoma	7	41,311	2,083,588	41xxx	Central
Geita Region	Geita	5	20,054	1,739,530	30xxx	Lake
Iringa Region	Iringa	5	35,503	941,238	51xxx	Southern Highlands
Kagera Region	Bukoba	8	25,265	2,458,023	35xxx	Lake
Katavi Region	Mpanda	3	45,843	564,604	50xxx	Southern Highlands
Kigoma Region	Kigoma	8	37,040	2,127,930	47xxx	Lake
Kilimanjaro Region	Moshi	7	13,250	1,640,087	25xxx	Northern
Lindi Region	Lindi	6	66,040	864,652	65xxx	Coastal
Manyara Region	Babati	6	44,522	1,425,131	27xxx	Northern
Mara Region	Musoma	7	21,760	1,743,830	31xxx	Lake
Mbeya Region	Mbeya	10	60,350	2,707,410	53xxx	Southern Highlands
Morogoro Region	Morogoro	7	70,624	2,218,492	67xxx	Coastal
Mtwara Region	Mtwara	7	16,710	1,270,854	63xxx	Coastal
Mwanza Region	Mwanza	7	9,467	2,772,509	33xxx	Lake
Njombe Region	Njombe	6	21,347	702,097	59xxx	Southern Highlands
Pemba North Region	Wete	2	574	211,732	75xxx	Zanzibar
Pemba South Region	Chake Chake	2	332	195,116	74xxx	Zanzibar
Pwani Region	Kibaha	7	32,547	1,098,668	61xxx	Coastal
Rukwa Region	Sumbawanga	4	22,792	1,004,539	55xxx	Southern Highlands
Ruvuma Region	Songea	6	63,669	1,376,891	57xxx	Southern Highlands
Shinyanga Region	Shinyanga	5	18,901	1,534,808	37xxx	Lake
Simiyu Region	Bariadi	5	25,212	1,584,157	39xxx	Lake
Singida Region	Singida	6	49,340	1,370,637	43xxx	Central
Tabora Region	Tabora	7	76,150	2,291,623	45xxx	Central
Tanga Region	Tanga	10	26,667	2,045,205	21xxx	Northern
Zanzibar North Region	Mkokotoni	2	470	187,455	73xxx	Zanzibar
Zanzibar South Region	Koani	2	854	115,588	72xxx	Zanzibar
Zanzibar Urban West Region	Zanzibar City	2	230	593,678	71xxx	Zanzibar