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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 ...
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]
Map of Tanzania Location of Tanzania Topographic map of Tanzania Köppen climate classification map of Tanzania. 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 ...
Ruvuma Region. Mkoa wa Ruvuma (Swahili) Region. From top to bottom: Beach scen at Mbamba bay on Lake Nyasa, Peramiho Hospital in Songea & MV Iringa at the Port of Liuli. Nickname: The pearl of Lake Nyasa. Location in Tanzania. Coordinates: 10°41′16.44″S 36°15′47.16″E / 10.6879000°S 36.2631000°E / -10.6879000; 36.2631000.
Pwani Region (Mkoa wa Pwani in Swahili) is one of Tanzania 's 31 administrative regions. The word " Pwani " in Swahili means the " coast ". With the town of Kibaha serving as the capital, the region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Morogoro Region to the west, Lindi Region to the south, and surrounds Dar es Salaam Region to the east.
The area is found in the Mid-Eastern portion of mainland Tanzania and is situated between latitudes 5° 58' and 10' south of the equator and between longitudes 35° 25' and 38° 30' east greenwich. 4,623,005 acres, or 4.9% of the area of Tanzania's Mainland, is the size of the Morogoro region (94,278,400 ha). The majority of the total land area ...
Mbeya's surface area, is made up of 35,232.2 square kilometers, or about 4.0 percent, of the United Republic of Tanzania's surface area (947,300 sq. km). The region's entire surface area is made up of 495.9 square kilometers of water and 34,736.3 square kilometers of dry land (rivers and lakes). The smallest land areas belong to Mbeya City ...