Katavi Region

Katavi Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Katavi) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 45,843 km (17,700 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Estonia. Katavi Region is bordered to the north and the west by Kigoma Region, to the east by Tabora Region, and to the south by Rukwa Region and Songwe Region. Lastly, Katavi borders DRC on Lake Tanganyika to the west. The region derives its name from Katavi, the spirit of lake Tanganyika. The regional capital city is Mpanda. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,152,958.