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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.
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 is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million). [3] Mbeya is situated at an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,500 ft), and sprawls through a narrow highland valley surrounded by a bowl of high mountains.
As of 2021, there are 31 regions (Swahili: mkoa, plural mikoa) of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya). [1] [2] In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region. [3] [4] The districts are each administered by a district council.
The Southern Highlands is a highland region in southwestern Tanzania, at the northern end of Lake Malawi. The highlands include portions of Mbeya, Njombe, Rukwa, Ruvuma, and Songwe regions, bordering Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. [1] Mbeya is the largest city in the highlands.
Mbeya City is a district of Mbeya Region, Tanzania and comprises the area of Mbeya town. It is bordered to the north by Mbeya Rural District, to the east by Rungwe District, to the south by Ileje District and to the west by Mbozi District. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mbeya Urban District was 541,603. [1] [2]
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Mbeya Rural District is one of the seven districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania.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.