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English: Locator map of Mbeya region, Tanzania. Español: Mapa de localización de la provincia de Mbeya, Tanzania . Français : Carte de localisation de la région de Mbeya, Tanzanie .
Mbeya Region (Mkoa wa Mbeya in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,954 km 2 (13,882 sq mi). [3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. [4] Mbeya Region is bordered to the east by Singida Region, Iringa Region and Njombe Region.
Current Map of the Regions of Tanzania. 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. [1] In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu. [2] In 2016, Songwe Region was ...
The TAZARA railway later attracting farming migrants and small entrepreneurs to the area. [4] [5] Mbeya and its district were administered by the British until 1961. Mbeya Region was created in 1961. Mbeya City is now a growing metropolis and business centre for the southern regions and the neighbouring countries of Malawi, Zambia and Congo.
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The Southern Highlands is a highland region in southwestern Tanzania, at the northern end of Lake Malawi. The highlands include portions of Mbeya, Iringa, Njombe, Rukwa, Ruvuma, and Songwe regions, bordering Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. [1] Mbeya is the largest city in the highlands.
It is bordered to the north by Mbarali District and Chunya District, to the south by Mbeya Urban District and Rungwe District, to the east by Iringa Region and to the west by Mbozi District. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 336,498 people in the district, from 305,319 in 2012. [2] [1]
Populated places in Mbeya Region (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Geography of Mbeya Region" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.