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Key facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Zone
- Southern Highlands
- Capital
- Mbeya
- Districts
- List Busokelo District Chunya District Kyela District Mbarali District Mbeya District Rungwe District
- Regional commissioner
- Juma Zuberi Homera ( CCM )
- Total
- 35,954 km (13,882 sq mi)
- Rank
- 11th of 31
- Highest elevation mount rungwe
- 2,961 m (9,715 ft)
- Density
- 65.188/km (168.84/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Mbeyan
- Settler
- Swahili , Safwa & Nyakyusa
- Native
- Nyakyusa , Sangu , Safwa , Ndali , Kinga , Wanji , Lambya , Nyiha , Wungu , Kimbu & Rungwa
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( EAT )
- Postcode
- 53xxx
- Area code
- 025
- Iso 3166 code
- TZ-14
- Hdi 2021
- 0.543 , low · 14th of 25
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2343754
- Area
- 62420.0
- Official website
- www.mbeya.go.tz
- Image
- Tea fields, Tukuyu, Tanzania.jpg
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Mbeya Region (Mkoa wa Mbeya in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,954 km (13,882 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. Mbeya Region is bordered to the east by Singida Region, Iringa Region and Njombe Region. The region is bordered to the south by Malawi and Lake Nyasa. To the north the region borders southern Tabora Region. Lastly, Mbeya is bordered to the west by Songwe Region. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,343,754.
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