Key facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Zone
- Northern
- Named after
- The port of Tanga
- Capital
- Tanga
- Districts
- List Handeni District Kilindi District Korogwe District Lushoto District Muheza District Mkinga District Pangani District Tanga District Korogwe Urban District Bumbuli District
- Regional commissioner
- Batilda Salha Burian
- Total
- 26,677 km (10,300 sq mi)
- Rank
- 15th of 31
- Highest elevation chambolo peak
- 2,289 m (7,510 ft)
- Density
- 98.047/km (253.94/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Tangan
- Settler
- Swahili
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Tanga Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Tanga) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 26,667 km (10,296 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi. The regional capital is the municipality of Tanga city. Located in northeast Tanzania, the region is bordered by Kenya and Kilimanjaro Region to the north; Manyara Region to the west; and Morogoro and Pwani Regions to the south. It has a coastline to the east with the Indian Ocean. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,615,597.
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