Mwanza Region

Mwanza Region
Location of Mwanza Region in Tanzania

Mwanza Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Mwanza, which is also Tanzania's second city.

The neighbouring regions are Kagera to the west, Shinyanga to the south, and Mara to the east. Furthermore, Lake Victoria borders the region's North frontier .

The acting regional commissioner of the Mwanza Region is Liberatus Barlow.[1]

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Districts

Map of Mwanza's Districts

Mwanza region comprises eight districts; which are Ukerewe (to the north), Magu (to the east), Sengerema and Geita (to the west), Misungwi and Kwimba (to the south), and Nyamagana and Ilemela. [2] The region's capital, Mwanza, is mainly part of Nyamagana and Ilemela districts


Area & Population

Mwanza region (in the 2002 census) had a population of 2,942,148 in all its eight districts. However, according to the latest figures; solely the metropolitan area of the region's capital, Mwanza, is home to 2,000,000 people. This implies that the region's current population has increased greatly from the figures of the last census in 2002.

The region covers an area of 19,592km2.

Culture

Mwanza region is occupied by various tribal groups, included the Wasukuma, the Wakerewe, Wakara and Wazinza. Mwanza city's Makongoro Road is named after a prominent Sukuma chief who controlled the area in the late 1800s. Under British rule, Mwanza region was one district in the Lake Province, which became the Lake Region after independence. In 1963, Mwanza was given the status of a Region.

Sources

Coordinates: 2°45′S 32°45′E / 2.75°S 32.75°E / -2.75; 32.75


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