Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
is administratively divided into thirty-one regions (''
mkoa'').
History
![Tanzania, administrative divisions - et - colored](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Tanzania%2C_administrative_divisions_-_et_-_colored.svg)
* In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In the 1970s, the name of the Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) changed to
Kagera Region
Kagera Region (''Mkoa wa Kagera'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Netherlands. Kagera Region is borde ...
.
* In 2002,
Manyara Region
Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than th ...
was created out of part of Arusha Region.
* In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu.
* In 2016,
Songwe Region
Songwe Region (''Mkoa wa Songwe'' in Swahili) is a region of Tanzania created on 29 January 2016 from the western half of Mbeya Region. Its capital is Vwawa.
Geography
Songwe Region borders the countries of Zambia and Malawi to the south: Tund ...
was created from the western part of
Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region (''Mkoa wa Mbeya'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. Mbeya Region is bordere ...
.
List of regions
Tanzania is subdivided into 31 regions (as of 2016).
See also
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Districts of Tanzania
As of 2021,there are 31 regions of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya).
In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region.
The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are ...
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List of regions of Tanzania by GDP
This is a list of regions of Tanzania by GDP and GDP per capita. Data does only include values for Mainland Tansania without Zanzibar.
List of regions by GDP
Regions (2011 borders) by GDP in 2018 according to data by the National Bureau of Sta ...
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Notes
References
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries
Subdivisions of Tanzania
Tanzania, Regions
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Regions, Tanzania
Tanzania geography-related lists