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Mbeya Region

region of Tanzania

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

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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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