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Districts of Tanzania

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Districts of Tanzania
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Districts in Tanzania

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

In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region.

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:

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
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal2,264,50841,311 km2
Dodoma CityCity446,6402,608 km2Dodoma
Kondoa UrbanTown64,147Kondoa
Bahi DistrictRural240,8915,633 km2
Chamwino DistrictRural359,2449204 km2
Chemba District (Tanzania)Rural256,1787,290 km2
Kondoa DistrictRural228,9765,792 km2
Kongwa DistrictRural336,8883,958 km2
Mpwapwa DistrictRural331,5447,455 km2

[[Singida Region]]

Singida Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,503,97249,340 km2
Singida UrbanCity165,008720.6 km2Singida
Ikungi DistrictDistrict299,5128,861 km2
Iramba DistrictDistrict259,2674,487 km2
Itigi DistrictDistrict123,515
Manyoni DistrictDistrict202,11728,934 km2
Mkalama DistrictDistrict207,0933,121 km2
Singida DistrictDistrict247,4602,400 km2

[[Tabora Region]]

Tabora Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal2,576,05376,150 km2
Tabora UrbanCity255,1731,461 km2Tabora
Nzega UrbanTown72,355Nzega
Igunga DistrictDistrict449,3407,064 km2
Kaliua DistrictDistrict442,18215,445 km2
Nzega DistrictDistrict492,2377,864 km2
Sikonge DistrictDistrict202,21026,283 km2
Urambo DistrictDistrict216,7085,416 km2
Uyui DistrictDistrict445,85211,967 km2

Coast

[[Dar es Salaam Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteMother DistrictTotal5,465,4201,393 km2
IlalaDSM1,528,489365.0 km2Dar es SalaamIlala
KigamboniDSM1,510,129557 km2Dar es SalaamTemeke
KinondoniDSM1,164,177327 km2Dar es SalaamKinondoni
TemekeDSM1,205,949240 km2Dar es SalaamTemeke
UbungoDSM1,058,597260 km2Dar es SalaamKinondoni

[[Lindi Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal897,53366,040 km2
Lindi CityCity81,8391,064 km2Lindi
Kilwa DistrictDistrict197,99815,000 km2
Lindi DistrictDistrict201,5265,975 km2
Liwale DistrictDistrict94,85534,314 km2
Nachingwea DistrictDistrict185,2515,975 km2
Ruangwa DistrictDistrict136,0652,516 km2

[[Morogoro Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal2,437,43170,624 km2
Morogoro CityCity347,038288.4 km2Morogoro
Ifakara UrbanTown106,4243,893 km2Ifakara
Gairo DistrictDistrict212,0591,974 km2
Kilombero DistrictDistrict448,13313,546 km2
Kilosa DistrictDistrict481,41811,774 km2
Malinyi DistrictDistrict125,472
Morogoro DistrictDistrict169,74012,457 km2
Mvomero DistrictDistrict342,9116,633 km2
Ulanga DistrictDistrict165,90323,462 km2

[[Mtwara Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,334,60616,710 km2
Mtwara CityCity113,732169.9 km2Mtwara
Masasi UrbanTown94,342753.3 km2
Nanyumbu UrbanTown107,112
Newala UrbanTown93,728
Masasi DistrictDistrict273,9404,006 km2
Mtwara DistrictDistrict132,3293,692 km2
Nanyumbu DistrictDistrict158,4255,204 km2
Newala DistrictDistrict122,0721,953 km2
Tandahimba DistrictDistrict238,9272,049 km2

[[Pwani Region]]

Pwani Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,197,93332,547 km2
Kibaha UrbanTown140,097705.8 km2Kibaha
Bagamoyo DistrictDistrict106,4848,463 km2
Chalinze DistrictDistrict233,4238,042 km2
Kibaha DistrictDistrict76,5521,502 km2
Kisarawe DistrictDistrict110,7775,028 km2
Mafia DistrictDistrict50,634642.7 km2
Mkuranga DistrictDistrict243,0622,827 km2
Rufiji DistrictDistrict236,90112,752 km2

Lake

[[Kagera Region]]

Kagera Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal2,789,57725,265 km2
Bukoba CityCity146,16983.25 km2Bukoba
Biharamulo DistrictDistrict367,1207,464 km2
Bukoba DistrictDistrict328,7731,654 km2
Karagwe DistrictDistrict376,8055,134 km2
Kyerwa DistrictDistrict364,3282,575 km2
Missenyi DistrictDistrict229,9642,825 km2
Muleba DistrictDistrict613,1903,518 km2
Ngara DistrictDistrict363,2273,305 km2

[[Kigoma Region]]

Kigoma Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal2,342,25037,040 km2
Kigoma-UjijiCity237,15892.67 km2Kigoma
Kasulu UrbanTown229,218911.8 km2Kasulu
Buhigwe DistrictDistrict279,9591,506 km2
Kakonko DistrictDistrict184,4312,209 km2
Kasulu DistrictDistrict468,6797,196 km2
Kibondo DistrictDistrict287,65213,407 km2
Kigoma DistrictDistrict267,712967.7 km2
Uvinza DistrictDistrict387,44210,058 km2

[[Geita Region]]

Geita Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,932,23020,054 km2
Geita UrbanTown192,541Geita
Bukombe DistrictDistrict249,4168,056 km2
Chato DistrictDistrict405,5753,074 km2
Geita DistrictDistrict704,5424,707 km2
Mbogwe DistrictDistrict215,4042,281 km2
Nyang'hwale DistrictDistrict164,7501,607 km2

[[Mara Region]]

Mara Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,924,23021,760 km2
Musoma CityCity148,22365.05 km2Musoma
Bunda UrbanTown125,751Bunda
Tarime UrbanTown75,655Tarime
Bunda DistrictDistrict243,9713,093 km2
Butiama DistrictDistrict266,7392,168 km2
Musoma DistrictDistrict196,8071,070 km2
Rorya DistrictDistrict292,6802,002 km2
Serengeti DistrictDistrict275,22311,156 km2
Tarime DistrictDistrict299,1801,534 km2

[[Mwanza Region]]

Mwanza Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal3,122,9929,467 km2
Mwanza CityCity409,397182.7 km2Mwanza
Ilemela UrbanTown386,361254.7 km2Ilemela
Buchosa DistrictDistrict369,2014480 km2
Kwimba DistrictDistrict457,8973,254 km2
Magu DistrictDistrict337,6531,530 km2
Misungwi DistrictDistrict396,0552,579 km2
Sengerema DistrictDistrict377,6493,153 km2
Ukerewe DistrictDistrict388,778628.1 km2

[[Shinyanga Region]]

Shinyanga Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,666,55418,901 km2
Shinyanga CityCity175,245554.7 km2Shinyanga
Kahama CityCity262,9991,363 km2Kahama
Kishapu DistrictDistrict296,4234,182 km2
Msalala DistrictDistrict272,249
Shinyanga DistrictDistrict363,1233,569 km2
Ushetu DistrictDistrict296,515

[[Simiyu Region]]

Simiyu Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,705,16825,212 km2
Bariadi UrbanTown167,508Bariadi
Bariadi DistrictDistrict287,7145,485 km2
Busega DistrictDistrict219,1491,312 km2
Itilima DistrictDistrict337,8784,690 km2
Maswa DistrictDistrict370,4123,667 km2
Meatu DistrictDistrict322,5069,017 km2

North

[[Arusha Region]]

Arusha Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,890,65337,576 km2
Arusha CityCity464,701267.0 km2Arusha
Arusha DistrictDistrict360,6511,239 km2Sokon II
Karatu DistrictDistrict256,8383,207 km2Karatu
Longido DistrictDistrict137,4247,885 km2Longido
Meru DistrictDistrict299,2181,266 km2Usa River
Monduli DistrictDistrict177,3466,993 km2Monduli
Ngorongoro DistrictDistrict194,47415,499 km2Loliondo

[[Kilimanjaro Region]]

Kilimanjaro Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,759,04813,250 km2
Moshi CityCity197,65963.39 km2Moshi
Hai DistrictDistrict225,804902.3 km2
Moshi DistrictDistrict500,5911,300 km2
Mwanga DistrictDistrict140,9761,831 km2
Rombo DistrictDistrict279,8921,471 km2
Same DistrictDistrict289,3776,221 km2
Siha DistrictDistrict124,7501,217 km2

[[Manyara Region]]

Manyara Region's Districts
TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,618,02044,522 km2
Babati UrbanTown105,710471.3 km2Babati
Mbulu UrbanTown146,130Mbulu
Babati DistrictDistrict354,6745,460 km2
Hanang DistrictDistrict313,3453,636 km2
Kiteto DistrictDistrict277,78512,945 km2
Mbulu DistrictDistrict217,4993,800 km2
Simanjiro DistrictDistrict202,87919,928 km2

[[Tanga Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal2,236,08626,677 km2
Tanga CityCity298,842596.5 km2Tanga
Handeni UrbanTown86,434837.4 km2Handeni
Korogwe UrbanTown74,683225.3 km2Korogwe
Bumbuli DistrictDistrict174,938
Handeni DistrictDistrict302,4666,529 km2
Kilindi DistrictDistrict258,9376,444 km2
Korogwe DistrictDistrict264,6283,203 km2
Lushoto DistrictDistrict363,4634,092 km2
Mkinga DistrictDistrict129,0842,712 km2
Muheza DistrictDistrict223,5441,498 km2
Pangani DistrictDistrict59,0671,756 km2

South

[[Iringa Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal984,88235,503 km2
Iringa CityCity158,363369.1 km2Iringa
Mafinga UrbanTown74,963572.5 km2Mafinga
Iringa DistrictDistrict265,81118,786 km2
Kilolo DistrictDistrict228,2449,244 km2
Mufindi DistrictDistrict257,5017,515 km2

[[Katavi Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal642,56745,843 km2
Mpanda UrbanTown117,109318.4 km2Mpanda
Mlele DistrictDistrict46,01930,787 km2
Mpanda DistrictDistrict203,87216,942 km2
Mpimbwe DistrictDistrict117,934
Nsimbo DistrictDistrict157,633

[[Mbeya Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,883,02437,700 km2
Mbeya CityCity424,623252.5 km2Mbeya
Busokelo DistrictDistrict106,187
Chunya DistrictDistrict172,79717,505 km2
Kyela DistrictDistrict244,108755.9 km2
Mbarali DistrictDistrict331,20614,439 km2
Mbeya DistrictDistrict336,4982,813 km2
Rungwe DistrictDistrict267,6052,155 km2

[[Njombe Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal724,77221,347 km2
Njombe UrbanTown134,4293,542 km2Njombe
Makambako UrbanTown96,857883.5 km2Makambako
Ludewa DistrictDistrict137,5206,243 km2
Makete DistrictDistrict100,4073,996 km2
Njombe Rural DistrictDistrict88,5163,448 km2
Wanging'ombe DistrictDistrict167,0423,441 km2

[[Rukwa Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,141,95322,792 km2
Sumbawanga CityCity238,4911,374 km2Sumbawanga
Kalambo DistrictDistrict236,1125,579 km2
Nkasi DistrictDistrict319,6669,824 km2
Sumbawanga DistrictDistrict238,4915,226 km2

[[Ruvuma Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,498,82163,669 km2
Songea CityCity221,313596.2 km2Songea
Mbinga UrbanTown140,747Mbinga
Madaba DistrictDistrict52,005
Mbinga DistrictDistrict244,2564,840 km2
Namtumbo DistrictDistrict219,49521,765 km2
Nyasa DistrictDistrict159,1033,660 km2
Songea DistrictDistrict137,20914,027 km2
Tunduru DistrictDistrict324,69318,414 km2

[[Songwe Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal1,136,41522,600 km2
Tunduma UrbanTown142,94387.47 km2Tunduma
Ileje DistrictDistrict141,5891,880 km2
Mbozi DistrictDistrict507,8043,858 km2
Momba DistrictDistrict191,9764,818 km2
Songwe DistrictDistrict152,10311,164 km2

Zanzibar

[[Mjini Magharibi Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal999
Zanzibar CityCity{{URLDistrict website}}
Zanzibar West DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}

[[Zanzibar North Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal999
Kaskazini ADistrict{{URLDistrict website}}
Kaskazini BDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}

[[Unguja South Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal999
Kati DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}
Kusini DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}

[[Pemba North Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal999
Micheweni DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}
Wete DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}

[[Pemba South Region]]

TypePopulation (2016)AreaCity/TownWebsiteTotal999
Chake Chake DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}
Mkoani DistrictDistrict{{URLDistrict website}}

References

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