Simiyu Region
Mkoa wa Simiyu (Swahili) | |
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.jpg)   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 / 3.681000°S 33.4271000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Region | 2012 |
| Capital | Bariadi |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Dr. Yahaya Nawanda (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[1] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.508[2] low · 20th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | .jpg) |
| Butterfly | _male,_Semliki_Wildlife_Reserve1.jpg) |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal | |
| Tree |  |
| Mineral | .jpg) |
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).[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia.[4] 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.[5][6]
- ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "History | Simiyu Region". simiyu.go.tz.
- ^ 25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) for North Macedonia at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Tanzania country profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.