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Key facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Zone
- Southern Highlands
- Named after
- Iringa town
- Capital
- Iringa
- Districts
- List Iringa Urban District Iringa Rural District Kilolo District Mafinga District Mufindi District
- Regional commissioner
- Halima Dendego
- Total
- 35,503 km (13,708 sq mi)
- Rank
- 24th of 31
- Highest elevation luhombero
- 2,489 m (8,166 ft)
- Density
- 33.595/km (87.011/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Iringan
- Settler
- Swahili
- Native
- Hehe
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( EAT )
- Postcode
- 51xxx
- Area code
- 026
- Iso 3166 code
- TZ-04
- Hdi 2021
- 0.577 , medium · 7th of 25
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1192728
- Area
- 35503.0
- Image
- Landscape at Mufindi, Tanzania.jpg
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- Iringa Region
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Iringa Region (Mkoa wa Iringa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,503 km (13,708 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. Iringa Region is bordered to the east by Morogoro Region and south by Njombe Region. On the west the region is bordered by Mbeya Region. Dodoma Region and Singida Region border Iringa on the north. The regional capital is the city Iringa for which the city is named after. According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 1,192,728. Iringa Region is home to Ruaha National Park, Tanzania's second national largest park.
Geography