Mbeya Region
Mkoa wa Mbeya (Swahili) | |
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| Nickname(s): The green region; God's garden | |
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 8°54′33.84″S 33°27′38.88″E / 8.9094000°S 33.4608000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Southern Highlands |
| Capital | Mbeya |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Juma Zuberi Homera (CCM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,954 km2 (13,882 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th of 31 |
| Highest elevation | 2,961 m (9,715 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,343,754 |
| • Rank | 12th of 31 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mbeyan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili, Maasai & Sukuma |
| • Native | Nyakyusa, Sangu, Safwa, Ndali, Kinga, Wanji, Lambya, Nyiha, Wungu, Kimbu & Rungwa |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 53xxx |
| Area code | 025 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-14 [1] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.543[2] low · 14th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird |  |
| Butterfly |  |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal | _close-up_(11684009833).jpg) |
| Tree |  |
| Mineral |  |
Mbeya Region (Mkoa wa Mbeya in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,954 km2 (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 Region. The region is bordered to the south by Malawi and Lake Nyasa. To the north the region borders southern Tabora Region. Lastly, Mbeya is bordered to the west by Songwe Region. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,343,754.[5]
- ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Mbeya Region Size".
- ^ 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) for Guinea Bissau at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 February 2024.