Shinyanga Region
Shinyanga Region (Mkoa wa Shinyanga in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 18,555 km2 (7,164 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Fiji. The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions and to the south by the Tabora Region. In addition, the Kigoma Region borders the region to the west, and the Simiyu Region and a sliver of Singida Region to the east. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,241,299.
Shinyanga Region
Mkoa wa Shinyanga (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Williamson Diamond Mine in Mwadui, Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga Town & Buzwagi Gold Mine in Kahama | |
| Nickname: Tanzania's diamond region | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 2°49′51.24″S 34°9′11.52″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Region | 2012 |
| Capital | Shinyanga |
| Districts | |
| • Regional Commissioner | (CCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 22nd of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Mwamkumbi) | 1,452 m (4,764 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,241,299 |
| • Rank | 13th of 31 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Shinyangan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Sukuma, Sumbwa & Nyamwezi |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 37xxx |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-22 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.508 low · 20th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Rüppell’s starling |
| Butterfly | African moon moth |
| Fish | tilapia zilli |
| Mammal | African buffalo |
| Tree | Brachystegia spiciformis |
| Mineral | Diamond |
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