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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 ...
Tanzania comprises many lakes, national parks, and Africa 's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m or 19,341 ft). Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands. The country also contains the southern portion of Lake Victoria on its northern border with Uganda and Kenya.
Tanzania, [b] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [c] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
Mbeya Region. 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 ...
Rukwa Region (Mkoa wa Rukwa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania 's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of 27,765 km 2 (10,720 sq mi), [3] which is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti. [4]
The area is found in the Mid-Eastern portion of mainland Tanzania and is situated between latitudes 5° 58' and 10' south of the equator and between longitudes 35° 25' and 38° 30' east greenwich. 4,623,005 acres, or 4.9% of the area of Tanzania's Mainland, is the size of the Morogoro region (94,278,400 ha). The majority of the total land area ...
Iringa Region. Iringa Region (Mkoa wa Iringa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania 's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,503 km 2 (13,708 sq mi). [3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. [4] Iringa Region is bordered to the east by Morogoro Region and south by Njombe ...
The Mara Region is located in the northern part of mainland Tanzania. It is located between latitudes 1° 0’ and 2° 31’ and between longitudes 33° 10’ and 35° 15’. It contains 30,150 sq kilometers total, 10,584 sq kilometers of such being water area. To the north the Mara Region borders Uganda and Kenya. It is also bordered by the ...