Districts_of_Tanzania

Districts of Tanzania

Districts of Tanzania

Administrative divisions of Tanzania


As of 2021, there are 31 regions (Swahili: mkoa, plural mikoa) of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya).[1][2]

In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region.[3][4]

The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are separately administered by their own councils, and while administratively within a region, are not considered to be located within a district. The districts are listed below, by unofficial area then region:[5]

Ten most populated districts

  1. Kinondoni Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
    (1,775,049 inhabitants)
  2. Temeke Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
    (1,368,881 inhabitants)
  3. Ilala Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
    (1,220,611 inhabitants)
  4. Geita District Council, Geita Region
    (807,619 inhabitants)
  5. Sengerema District Council, Mwanza Region
    (663,034 inhabitants)
  6. Muleba District Council, Kagera Region
    (540,310 inhabitants)
  7. Kahama District Council, Shinyanga Region
    (523,802 inhabitants)
  8. Nzega District Council, Tabora Region
    (502,252 inhabitants)
  9. Lushoto District Council, Tanga Region
    (492,441 inhabitants)
  10. Moshi District Council, Kilimanjaro Region
    (466,737 inhabitants)

Central

Dodoma Region

Dodoma region's districts
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Singida Region

Singida Region's Districts
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Tabora Region

Tabora Region's Districts
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Coast

Dar es Salaam Region

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Lindi Region

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Morogoro Region

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Mtwara Region

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Pwani Region

Pwani Region's Districts
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Lake

Kagera Region

Kagera Region's Districts
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Kigoma Region

Kigoma Region's Districts
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Geita Region

Geita Region's Districts
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Mara Region

Mara Region's Districts
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Mwanza Region

Mwanza Region's Districts
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Shinyanga Region

Shinyanga Region's Districts
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Simiyu Region

Simiyu Region's Districts
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North

Arusha Region

Arusha Region's Districts
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Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro Region's Districts
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Manyara Region

Manyara Region's Districts
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Tanga Region

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South

Iringa Region

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Katavi Region

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Mbeya Region

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Njombe Region

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Rukwa Region

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Ruvuma Region

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Songwe Region

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Zanzibar

Mjini Magharibi Region

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Zanzibar North Region

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Unguja South Region

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Pemba North Region

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Pemba South Region

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See also


References

  1. "Hisoria ya Taasisi" [History of Institutions]. Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: President of Tanzania. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 5 July 2022. Halmashauri 129 na zimeendelea kuongezeka hadi kufikia 184 mwaka 2021. [129 Councils and have continued to increase to 184 in 2021]
  2. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 2016-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. Mwakyusa, Alvar (4 February 2016). "Songwe is new region - with four districts". Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Welcome to Mbeya Region". Mbeya Regional Commissioner Office. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. "TANZANIA United Republic of Tanzania". City Population. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. "Statistics" (in Swahili). President of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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