Njombe Region

Njombe Region
Mkoa wa Njombe (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Kipengere Range in western Njombe, Avocados in Ludewa District and scene at Kitulo National Park
Nickname(s): 
The coolest part of Tanzania; The garden of the gods, The avocado region
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 9°31′5.16″S 34°41′8.52″E / 9.5181000°S 34.6857000°E / -9.5181000; 34.6857000
Country Tanzania
ZoneSouthern
Region2012
CapitalNjombe
Districts
Government
 • Regional CommissionerAnthony Mtaka (CCM)
Area
 • Total21,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi)
 • Rank6th of 31
Highest elevation
(Mtorwi)
2,729 m (8,953 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total889,946
 • Rank27th of 31
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymNjombean
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili, Hehe & Nyakyusa
 • NativeBena, Pangwa, Kinga, Wanji, Mahanji, Poroto, Kisi, Mwelya, Sandia & Manda
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
59xxx
Area code026
ISO 3166 codeTZ-29[2]
HDI (2021)0.577[3]
medium · 7th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird
churring cisticola
Butterfly
Precis octavia
Fish
Oreochromis variabilis
Mammal
Reedbuck
Tree
Polyscias fulva
Mineral
Iron

Njombe Region (Mkoa wa Njombe in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions which covers a land area of 21,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi).[4] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of El Salvador.[5] Njombe Region is bordered to the north by the Iringa Region and Mbeya Region, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by the Ruvuma Region and to the west by Lake Nyasa. The regional capital is the municipality of Njombe. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 702,097.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022_census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  4. ^ "Njombe Region Size".
  5. ^ 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) for El Salvador at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Tanzania country profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-12-20.