As of 2021,there are 31
regions of
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 ...
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 separately administered by their own councils, and while administratively within a region, are not considered to be located within a district. The districts are listed below, by unofficial area then region:
Ten most populated districts
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Kinondoni Municipal Council,
Dar es Salaam Region (1,775,049 inhabitants)
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Temeke Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
(1,368,881 inhabitants)
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Ilala Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
(1,220,611 inhabitants)
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Geita District Council,
Geita Region (807,619 inhabitants)
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Sengerema District Council,
Mwanza Region (663,034 inhabitants)
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Muleba District Council,
Kagera Region (540,310 inhabitants)
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Kahama District Council,
Shinyanga Region (523,802 inhabitants)
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Nzega District Council,
Tabora Region (502,252 inhabitants)
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Lushoto District Council,
Tanga Region (492,441 inhabitants)
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Moshi District Council,
Kilimanjaro Region (466,737 inhabitants)
Central
Dodoma Region
Singida Region
Singida Region (''Mkoa wa Singida'' in Swahili) is one of the regions of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast ...
Tabora Region
Coast
Dar es Salaam Region
Lindi Region
Morogoro Region
Mtwara Region
Pwani Region
Lake
Kagera Region
Kigoma Region
Geita Region
Mara Region
Mwanza Region
Shinyanga Region
Simiyu Region
North
Arusha Region
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census).
Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern ...
Kilimanjaro Region
Manyara Region
Tanga Region
South
Iringa Region
Katavi Region
Mbeya Region
Njombe Region
Rukwa Region
Rukwa Region (''Mkoa wa Rukwa'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions with a postcode number 55000. The regional capital is the municipality of Sumbawanga. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population ...
Ruvuma Region
Songwe Region
Zanzibar
Mjini Magharibi Region
Zanzibar North Region
Unguja South Region
Unguja South Region, Zanzibar South Region or South Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kusini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nati ...
Pemba North Region
Pemba South Region
See also
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Regions of Tanzania
References
External links
The official Map of Tanzania with New Regions and Districts, Tanzania Ministry of Lands, Housing & Human Settlements Development, 21 September 2012
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Subdivisions of Tanzania
Tanzania, Districts
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Districts, Tanzania