Mwanza Region
Mkoa wa Mwanza (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Mwanza City bird's eye view, Mwanza Rock, and Jamatkhana Mosque in Mwanza City | |
| Nickname(s): The rock of Tanzania; The granite rock region | |
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 2°28′1.56″S 32°53′55.32″E / 2.4671000°S 32.8987000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Region | 1961 |
| Capital | Mwanza |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Adam Malima (CCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,233 km2 (9,743 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11,796 km2 (4,554 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13,437 km2 (5,188 sq mi) 53.25% |
| • Rank | 16th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Katogoli) | 1,471 m (4,826 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,699,872 |
| • Rank | 2nd of 31 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mwanzan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Wasukuma, Wakerewe, Wakara & Wazinza |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 33xxx |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-18[2] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.523[3] low· 17th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | _female.jpg) |
| Butterfly | .jpg) |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal | _male_(33017297901).jpg) |
| Tree |  |
| Mineral |  |
Mwanza Region (Mkoa wa Mwanza in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions, covering a total land area of 25,233 km2 (9,743 sq mi).[4] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia.[5] Mwanza Region is bordered to the north through Lake Victoria by the Kagera Region and Mara Region, to the east by Simiyu Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Region and to the west by Geita Region. The regional capital is the city of Mwanza. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 3,699,872 and national census of 2012 had 2,772,509. Mwanza Region is the second region with high population in Tanzania after Dar es Salaam Region.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2022_censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Mwanza Region Size".
- ^ 25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) for North Macedonia at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Matokeo ya Mwanzo ya Sensa ya Watu na Makazi".