Simiyu Region
Simiyu Region (Mkoa wa Simiyu in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. The region is bordered to the north by the Mara Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Region and Singida Region. Mwanza Region borders the region to the west through Lake Victoria, and Arusha Region to the east. The region is home to the Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, shared with Mara Region. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,140,497.
Simiyu Region
Mkoa wa Simiyu (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Serengeti Landscape in Bariadi District, Buffalo in Serengeti National Park & Busega Anglican Church in Busega District | |
| Nickname: The cotton region | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 3°40′51.6″S 33°25′37.56″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Region | 2012 |
| Capital | Bariadi |
| Districts | |
| • Regional Commissioner | (CCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 17th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Naabi Hill) | 1,787 m (5,863 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,140,497 |
| • Rank | 14th of 31 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Simiyi |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Sukuma, Nyiramba, Nyaturu, and Hadzabe (Tindiga) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-30 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.508 low · 20th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Grey-breasted spurfowl |
| Butterfly | Common joker |
| Fish | Pundamilia pundamilia |
| Mammal | African buffalo |
| Tree | Acacia abyssinica |
| Mineral | Opal |
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