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 state|Unitary republic]]
| territory = [[Tanzania]]
| start_date =
| current_number = 31
| number_date = 29th January, 2016
| population_range = 115,588 ([[Unguja South Region|Unguja South]]) – 4,364,541 ([[Dar es Salaam Region|Dar es Salaam]])
| area_range = {{Convert|230|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Mjini Magharibi Region|Mjini Magharibi]]) – {{Convert|76,151|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Tabora Region|Tabora]])
| government = Regional Government
| subdivision = [[Districts of Tanzania|Districts]]
| status =
| exofficio =
}}

'''[[Tanzania]]''' is administratively divided into thirty-one regions (''[[wikt:mkoa|mkoa]]'').<ref name="Statoids">{{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}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Tanzania, administrative divisions - es - colored.svg|thumb|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.<ref name="Statoids"/>
* In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts | newspaper=Daily News | location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201203090225.html}}</ref>
* In 2016, [[Songwe Region]] was created from the western part of [[Mbeya Region]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.songwe.go.tz/history | title=History | publisher=Songwe Regional Commissioner's Office | access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==List of regions==
Tanzania is subdivided into 31 administrative regions.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank (Area)
! Region
! Capital
! Districts
! class=data-sort-type:number | Area (km{{sup|2}})
! Population (2022){{r|2022_census}}
! Rank (Population)
! Postcode
! class="unsortable" | Map
|-
| 9
| [[Arusha Region]]
| [[Arusha]]
| 7
| {{cvt|37576|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,356,255
| 11
| 23xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Arusha location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 26
| [[Dar es Salaam Region]]
| [[Dar es Salaam]]
| 5
| {{cvt|1393|km2|sortable=on}}
| 5,383,728
| 1
| 11xxx
| [[File:Tanzania DarEsSalaam location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 8
| [[Dodoma Region]]
| [[Dodoma]]
| 7
| {{cvt|41311|km2|sortable=on}}
| 3,085,625
| 5
| 41xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Dodoma location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 21
| [[Geita Region]]
| [[Geita]]
| 5
| {{cvt|20054|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,977,608
| 7
| 30xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Geita Region location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 12
| [[Iringa Region]]
| [[Iringa]]
| 5
| {{cvt|35503|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,192,728
| 24
| 51xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Iringa location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 16
| [[Kagera Region]]
| [[Bukoba]]
| 8
| {{cvt|25265|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,989,299
| 6
| 35xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Kagera location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 6
| [[Katavi Region]]
| [[Mpanda]]
| 3
| {{cvt|45843|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,152,958
| 25
| 50xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Katavi location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 10
| [[Kigoma Region]]
| [[Kigoma]]
| 8
| {{cvt|45066|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,470,967
| 9
| 47xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Kigoma location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 24
| [[Kilimanjaro Region]]
| [[Moshi, Tanzania|Moshi]]
| 6
| {{cvt|13250|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,861,934
| 18
| 25xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Kilimanjaro location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 3
| [[Lindi Region]]
| [[Lindi]]
| 6
| {{cvt|66669|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,194,028
| 23
| 65xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Lindi location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 7
| [[Manyara Region]]
| [[Babati]]
| 6
| {{cvt|44522|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,892,502
| 17
| 27xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Manyara location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 19
| [[Mara Region]]
| [[Musoma]]
| 7
| {{cvt|21760|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,372,015
| 10
| 31xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Mara location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 11
| [[Mbeya Region]]
| [[Mbeya]]
| 7
| {{cvt|35954|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,343,754
| 12
| 53xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Mbeya location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 31
| [[Mjini Magharibi Region]] (Zanzibar Urban West)
| [[Zanzibar City]]
| 2
| {{cvt|230|km2|sortable=on}}
| 893,169
| 26
| 71xxx
| [[File:Tanzania UngujaUrbanWest location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 2
| [[Morogoro Region]]
| [[Morogoro]]
| 7
| {{cvt|70624|km2|sortable=on}}
| 3,197,104
| 4
| 67xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Morogoro location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 23
| [[Mtwara Region]]
| [[Mtwara]]
| 7
| {{cvt|16710|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,634,947
| 20
| 63xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Mtwara location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 25
| [[Mwanza Region]]
| [[Mwanza]]
| 7
| {{cvt|9467|km2|sortable=on}}
| 3,699,872
| 2
| 33xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Mwanza location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 20
| [[Njombe Region]]
| [[Njombe]]
| 6
| {{cvt|21347|km2|sortable=on}}
| 889,946
| 27
| 59xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Njombe Region location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 28
| [[Pemba North Region]]
| [[Wete]]
| 2
| {{cvt|574|km2|sortable=on}}
| 272,091
| 28
| 75xxx
| [[File:Tanzania PembaNorth location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 30
| [[Pemba South Region]]
| [[Chake-Chake]]
| 2
| {{cvt|332|km2|sortable=on}}
| 271,350
| 29
| 74xxx
| [[File:Tanzania PembaSouth location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 13
| [[Pwani Region]]
| [[Kibaha]]
| 7
| {{cvt|32547|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,024,947
| 15
| 61xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Pwani location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 18
| [[Rukwa Region]]
| [[Sumbawanga]]
| 4
| {{cvt|22792|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,540,519
| 21
| 55xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Rukwa location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 4
| [[Ruvuma Region]]
| [[Songea]]
| 6
| {{cvt|63669|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,848,794
| 19
| 57xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Ruvuma location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 22
| [[Shinyanga Region]]
| [[Shinyanga]]
| 5
| {{cvt|18901|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,241,299
| 13
| 37xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Shinyanga location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 17
| [[Simiyu Region]]
| [[Bariadi]]
| 5
| {{cvt|25212|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,140,497
| 14
| 39xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Simiyu location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 5
| [[Singida Region]]
| [[Singida]]
| 6
| {{cvt|49340|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,008,058
| 16
| 43xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Singida location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 14
| [[Songwe Region]]
| [[Vwawa]]
| 5
| {{cvt|27656|km2|sortable=on}}
| 1,344,687
| 22
| 53xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Songwe location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 1
| [[Tabora Region]]
| [[Tabora]]
| 7
| {{cvt|76151|km2|sortable=on}}
| 3,391,679
| 3
| 45xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Tabora location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 15
| [[Tanga Region]]
| [[Tanga, Tanzania|Tanga]]
| 11
| {{cvt|26667|km2|sortable=on}}
| 2,615,597
| 8
| 21xxx
| [[File:Tanzania Tanga location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 29
| [[Unguja North Region]] (Zanzibar North)
| [[Mkokotoni]]
| 2
| {{cvt|470|km2|sortable=on}}
| 257,290
| 30
| 73xxx
| [[File:Tanzania UngujaNorth location map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 27
| [[Unguja South Region]] (Zanzibar South)
| [[Koani]]
| 2
| {{cvt|854|km2|sortable=on}}
| 195,873
| 31
| 72xxx
| [[File:Tanzania UngujaCentralSouth location map.svg|100px]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Districts of Tanzania]]
*[[List of regions of Tanzania by Human Development Index]]
*[[List of regions of Tanzania by GDP]]
*[[List of regions of Tanzania by poverty rate]]
*[[ISO 3166-2:TZ]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="2022_census">{{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|Dodoma, Tanzania]] |language=sw |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

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