Iringa Region
Mkoa wa Iringa (Swahili) | |
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  _(28954734581).jpg) From top to bottom: Great tea plantations landscapes of Mufindi District, The University of Iringa Library & Ruaha National Park in northern Iringa | |
| Nickname: Tanzania's Tea Cup | |
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 7°46′5.16″S 35°41′9.96″E / 7.7681000°S 35.6861000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Southern |
| Administrative Region | 2012 |
| Named for | Iringa town |
| Capital | Iringa |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Halima Dendego |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,503 km2 (13,708 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Luhombero) | 2,489 m (8,166 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,192,728 |
| • Rank | 12th of 31 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Iringan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Hehe |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 51xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-04 [1] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.577[2] medium · 7th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Udzungwa forest partridge |
| Butterfly |  |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal | .jpg) |
| Tree |  |
| Mineral |  |
Iringa Region (Mkoa wa Iringa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,503 km2 (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 Region. On the west the region is bordered by Mbeya Region. Dodoma Region and Singida Region border Iringa on the north. The regional capital is the city Iringa for which the city is named after.[5] According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 1,192,728.[6][7] Iringa Region is home to Ruaha National Park, Tanzania's second national largest park.[8]
- ^ "ISO 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Iringa Region Size".
- ^ 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) for Guinea Bissau at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Iringa's capital". 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Ruaha National Park". 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.