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 ...
is administratively divided into thirty-one regions (''
mkoa'').
History

* 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.
* In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu.
* In 2016,
Songwe Region was created from the western part of
Mbeya Region.
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 ...
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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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ISO 3166-2:TZ
Notes
References
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries
Subdivisions of Tanzania
Tanzania, Regions
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Regions, Tanzania
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