Mwanza Region
Mwanza Region (Mkoa wa Mwanza in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 25,233 km2 (9,743 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. Mwanza Region is bordered to the north through Lake Victoria by the Kagera Region and Mara Region, to the east by Simiyu Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Region and to the west by Geita Region. The regional capital is the city of Mwanza. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 3,699,872 and national census of 2012 had 2,772,509. Mwanza Region is the second region with high population in Tanzania after Dar es Salaam Region.
Mwanza Region
Mkoa wa Mwanza (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Mwanza City bird's eye view, Mwanza Rock, and Jamatkhana Mosque in Mwanza City | |
| Nickname(s): The rock of Tanzania; The granite rock region | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 2°28′1.56″S 32°53′55.32″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Region | 1961 |
| Capital | Mwanza |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Robert G. Luhumbi (CCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,233 km2 (9,743 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11,796 km2 (4,554 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13,437 km2 (5,188 sq mi) 53.25% |
| • Rank | 16th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Katogoli) | 1,471 m (4,826 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 3,699,872 |
| • Rank | 2nd of 31 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mwanzan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Wasukuma, Wakerewe, Wakara & Wazinza |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 33xxx |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-18 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.523 low· 17th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Pied kingfisher |
| Butterfly | Eastern Dotted Border |
| Fish | Rock Kribensis |
| Mammal | Bushbuck |
| Tree | Ficus sycomorus |
| Mineral | Gold |
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