Dodoma Region
Mkoa wa Dodoma (Swahili) | |
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| Nickname(s): The capital region, The wine region | |
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 6°34′25.68″S 36°15′47.16″E / 6.5738000°S 36.2631000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Central |
| Named for | Dodoma |
| Capital | Dodoma |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Rosemary Staki Senyamule |
| Area | |
• Total | 41,311 km2 (15,950 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Lugunga) | 2,352 m (7,717 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 3,085,625 |
| • Rank | 7th of 31 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dodoman |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Gogo, Rangi, Sandawe & Burungi |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 41xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-03 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.497[2] low · 23rd of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Rubeho akalat |
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| Fish | _collected_in_Zambia_by_South_African_Institute_for_Aquatic_Biodiversity.jpg) |
| Mammal | .jpg) |
| Tree | ,_parque_nacional_Makgadikgadi_Pans,_Botsuana,_2018-07-30,_DD_10.jpg) |
| Mineral |  |
Dodoma Region (Mkoa wa Dodoma in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma. Dodoma is located in central Tanzania, bordered by Singida region to the west, Manyara region to the north, Iringa region to the south, and Morogoro region to the east. Dodoma region hosts the nation's capital city, where the legislative assembly of Bunge is based. Dodoma region also hosts one of the largest universities in Tanzania: University of Dodoma. The region is the home of the Tanzanian wine industry, which is the second largest wine industry on the continent after South Africa.[3] According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 3,085,625; in the 2012 national census, the population was 2,083,588.[4] [1] [5]
- ^ a b "Matokeo ya Sensa". sensa.nbs.go.tz (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Tanzania wine region". Wine Searcher. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Matokeo ya Mwanzo ya Sensa ya Watu na Makazi (Report). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Dodoma Region Investment Guide (PDF) (Regional Guide). Dodoma Region: Dodoma Government, Tanzania. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.