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Tanzania comprises many lakes, national parks, and Africa 's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m or 19,341 ft). Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands. The country also contains the southern portion of Lake Victoria on its northern border with Uganda and Kenya.
Tanzania, [b] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [c] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
An enlargeable topographic map of Tanzania. Geography of Tanzania. Tanzania is: a country; Location: Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Africa East Africa; Time zone: East Africa Time ; Extreme points of Tanzania High: Mount Kilimanjaro 5,892 m (19,331 ft) – highest point in Africa; Low: Indian Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 3,861 km
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]
The geology of Tanzania began to form in the Precambrian, in the Archean and Proterozoic eons, in some cases more than 2.5 billion years ago. Igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock forms the Archean Tanzania Craton, which is surrounded by the Proterozoic Ubendian belt, Mozambique Belt and Karagwe-Ankole Belt.
The Geological Survey of Tanzania or GST ( Uchiunguzi wa Jiolojia wa Tanzania in Swahili) is a scientific department under the Tanzanian government. The scientists of the GST investigate the landscape of Tanzania, as well as its natural resources and potential hazards. The work of the organization is interdisciplinary and includes biology ...
As of 2021, there are 31 regions (Swahili: mkoa, plural mikoa) of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya). [1][2] In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region. [3][4] The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are separately administered by their own councils, and while ...
The administrative divisions of Tanzania are controlled by Part I, Article 2.2 of the Constitution of Tanzania. [1] Tanzania is divided into thirty-one regions (mkoa in Swahili). Each region is subdivided into districts (wilaya in Swahili). The districts are sub-divided into divisions (tarafa in Swahili) and further into local wards (kata in ...