Rukwa Region

Rukwa Region
Mkoa wa Rukwa (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom:
View of the city of Sumbawanga, Kalambo falls & Lake Rukwa
Nickname: 
The region of magic
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 8°0′39.24″S 31°26′44.16″E / 8.0109000°S 31.4456000°E / -8.0109000; 31.4456000
Country Tanzania
ZoneWestern
Region1975
CapitalSumbawanga
Districts
List
Government
 • Regional CommissionerQueen Sendiga (CCM)
Area
 • Total
27,765 km2 (10,720 sq mi)
 • Land21,160 km2 (8,170 sq mi)
 • Water6,605 km2 (2,550 sq mi)  23.79%
 • Rank18th of 31
Highest elevation
(Malonje)
2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
1,540,519
 • Rank21st of 31
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymRukwan
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeFipa, Nyiha, Lyangalile, Mambwe & Lungu
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
55xxx
Area code025
ISO 3166 codeTZ-20[1]
HDI (2021)0.483[2]
low · 24th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird
African firefinch
Butterfly
Acraea encedon
Fish
Tropheus duboisi
Mammal
Caracal
Tree
Sausage tree
Mineral
Emerald

Rukwa Region(Mkoa wa Rukwa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of 27,765 km2 (10,720 sq mi),[3] which is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti.[4] Rukwa Region is bordered to the north by Katavi Region, to the east by Songwe Region, to the south by the nation of Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika, which forms a border between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is the municipality of Sumbawanga. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,540,519.[5][6]

  1. ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. ^ "Rukwa Region Size".
  4. ^ 27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) for Haiti at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  6. ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.