Districts of 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

Kinondoni Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,775,049 inhabitants) Temeke Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,368,881 inhabitants) Ilala Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,220,611 inhabitants) Geita District Council, Geita Region (807,619 inhabitants) Sengerema District Council, Mwanza Region (663,034 inhabitants) Muleba District Council, Kagera Region (540,310 inhabitants) Kahama District Council, Shinyanga Region (523,802 inhabitants) Nzega District Council, Tabora Region (502,252 inhabitants) Lushoto District Council, Tanga Region (492,441 inhabitants) Moshi District Council, Kilimanjaro Region (466,737 inhabitants)

Central

Dodoma Region

+ Dodoma Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Dodoma City City 446,640 Dodoma Kondoa Urban Town 64,147 Kondoa Bahi District Rural 240,891 Chamwino District Rural 359,244 Chemba District (Tanzania) Rural 256,178 Kondoa District Rural 228,976 Kongwa District Rural 336,888 Mpwapwa District Rural 331,544 Total 2,264,508

Singida Region

+ Singida Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Singida Urban City 165,008 Singida Ikungi District District 299,512 Iramba District District 259,267 Itigi District District 123,515 Manyoni District District 202,117 Mkalama District District 207,093 Singida District District 247,460 Total 1,503,972

Tabora Region

+ Tabora Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Tabora Urban City 255,173 Tabora Nzega Urban Town 72,355 Nzega Igunga District District 449,340 Kaliua District District 442,182 Nzega District District 492,237 Sikonge District District 202,210 Urambo District District 216,708 Uyui District District 445,852 Total 2,576,053

Coast

Dar es Salaam Region + Dar es Salaam (DSM) Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Mother District Ilala DSM 1,528,489 Dar es Salaam Ilala Kigamboni DSM 1,510,129 Dar es Salaam Temeke Kinondoni DSM 1,164,177 Dar es Salaam Kinondoni Temeke DSM 1,205,949 Dar es Salaam Temeke Ubungo DSM 1,058,597 Dar es Salaam Kinondoni Total 5,465,420

Lindi Region

+ Lindi Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Lindi City City 81,839 Lindi Kilwa District District 197,998 Lindi District District 201,526 Liwale District District 94,855 Nachingwea District District 185,251 Ruangwa District District 136,065 Total 897,533

Morogoro Region

+ Morogoro Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Morogoro City City 347,038 Morogoro Ifakara Urban Town 106,424 Ifakara Gairo District District 212,059 Kilombero District District 448,133 Kilosa District District 481,418 Malinyi District District 125,472 Morogoro District District 169,740 Mvomero District District 342,911 Ulanga District District 165,903 Total 2,437,431

Mtwara Region

+ Mtwara Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Mtwara City City 113,732 Mtwara Masasi Urban Town 94,342 Nanyumbu Urban Town 107,112 Newala Urban Town 93,728 Masasi District District 273,940 Mtwara District District 132,329 Nanyumbu District District 158,425 Newala District District 122,072 Tandahimba District District 238,927 Total 1,334,606

Pwani Region

+ Pwani Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Kibaha Urban Town 140,097 Kibaha Bagamoyo District District 106,484 Chalinze District District 233,423 Kibaha District District 76,552 Kisarawe District District 110,777 Mafia District District 50,634 Mkuranga District District 243,062 Rufiji District District 236,901 Total 1,197,933

Lake

Kagera Region

+ Kagera Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Bukoba City City 146,169 Bukoba Biharamulo District District 367,120 Bukoba District District 328,773 Karagwe District District 376,805 Kyerwa District District 364,328 Missenyi District District 229,964 Muleba District District 613,190 Ngara District District 363,227 Total 2,789,577

Kigoma Region

+ Kigoma Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Kigoma-Ujiji City 237,158 Kigoma Kasulu Urban Town 229,218 Kasulu Buhigwe District District 279,959 Kakonko District District 184,431 Kasulu District District 468,679 Kibondo District District 287,652 Kigoma District District 267,712 Uvinza District District 387,442 Total 2,342,250

Geita Region

+ Geita Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Geita Urban Town 192,541 Geita Bukombe District District 249,416 Chato District District 405,575 Geita District District 704,542 Mbogwe District District 215,404 Nyang'hwale District District 164,750 Total 1,932,230

Mara Region

+ Mara Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Musoma City City 148,223 Musoma Bunda Urban Town 125,751 Bunda Tarime Urban Town 75,655 Tarime Bunda District District 243,971 Butiama District District 266,739 Musoma District District 196,807 Rorya District District 292,680 Serengeti District District 275,223 Tarime District District 299,180 Total 1,924,230

Mwanza Region

+ Mwanza Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Mwanza City City 409,397 Mwanza Ilemela Urban Town 386,361 Ilemela Buchosa District District 369,201 Kwimba District District 457,897 Magu District District 337,653 Misungwi District District 396,055 Sengerema District District 377,649 Ukerewe District District 388,778 Total 3,122,992

Shinyanga Region

+ Shinyanga Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Shinyanga City City 175,245 Shinyanga Kahama City City 262,999 Kahama Kishapu District District 296,423 Msalala District District 272,249 Shinyanga District District 363,123 Ushetu District District 296,515 Total 1,666,554

Simiyu Region

+ Simiyu Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Bariadi Urban Town 167,508 Bariadi Bariadi District District 287,714 Busega District District 219,149 Itilima District District 337,878 Maswa District District 370,412 Meatu District District 322,506 Total 1,705,168

North

Arusha Region

+ Arusha Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Arusha City City 464,701 Arusha Arusha District District 360,651 Sokon II Karatu District District 256,838 Karatu Longido District District 137,424 Longido Meru District District 299,218 Usa River Monduli District District 177,346 Monduli Ngorongoro District District 194,474 Loliondo Total 1,890,653

Kilimanjaro Region

+ Kilimanjaro Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Moshi City City 197,659 Moshi Hai District District 225,804 Moshi District District 500,591 Mwanga District District 140,976 Rombo District District 279,892 Same District District 289,377 Siha District District 124,750 Total 1,759,048

Manyara Region

+ Manyara Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Babati Urban Town 105,710 Babati Mbulu Urban Town 146,130 Mbulu Babati District District 354,674 Hanang District District 313,345 Kiteto District District 277,785 Mbulu District District 217,499 Simanjiro District District 202,879 Total 1,618,020

Tanga Region

+ Tanga Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Tanga City City 298,842 Tanga Handeni Urban Town 86,434 Handeni Korogwe Urban Town 74,683 Korogwe Bumbuli District District 174,938 Handeni District District 302,466 Kilindi District District 258,937 Korogwe District District 264,628 Lushoto District District 363,463 Mkinga District District 129,084 Muheza District District 223,544 Pangani District District 59,067 Total 2,236,086

South

Iringa Region

+ Iringa Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Iringa City City 158,363 Iringa Mafinga Urban Town 74,963 Mafinga Iringa District District 265,811 Kilolo District District 228,244 Mufindi District District 257,501 Total 984,882

Katavi Region

+ Katavi Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Mpanda Urban Town 117,109 Mpanda Mlele District District 46,019 Mpanda District District 203,872 Mpimbwe District District 117,934 Nsimbo District District 157,633 Total 642,567

Mbeya Region

+ Mbeya Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Mbeya City City 424,623 Mbeya Busokelo District District 106,187 Chunya District District 172,797 Kyela District District 244,108 Mbarali District District 331,206 Mbeya District District 336,498 Rungwe District District 267,605 Total 1,883,024

Njombe Region

+ Njombe Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Njombe Urban Town 134,429 Njombe Makambako Urban Town 96,857 Makambako Ludewa District District 137,520 Makete District District 100,407 Njombe Rural District District 88,516 Wanging'ombe District District 167,042 Total 724,772

Rukwa Region

+ Rukwa Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Sumbawanga City City 238,491 Sumbawanga Kalambo District District 236,112 Nkasi District District 319,666 Sumbawanga District District 238,491 Total 1,141,953

Ruvuma Region

+ Ruvuma Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Songea City City 221,313 Songea Mbinga Urban Town 140,747 Mbinga Madaba District District 52,005 Mbinga District District 244,256 Namtumbo District District 219,495 Nyasa District District 159,103 Songea District District 137,209 Tunduru District District 324,693 Total 1,498,821

Songwe Region

+ Songwe Region Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Tunduma Urban Town 142,943 Tunduma Ileje District District 141,589 Mbozi District District 507,804 Momba District District 191,976 Songwe District District 152,103 Total 1,136,415

Zanzibar

Mjini Magharibi Region

+ Mjini Magharibi Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Zanzibar City City Zanzibar West District District Total 999

Zanzibar North Region

+ Kaskazini Unguja Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Kaskazini A District Kaskazini B District Total 999

Unguja South Region

+ Kusini Unguja Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Kati District District Kusini District District Total 999

Pemba North Region

+ Kaskazini Pemba Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Micheweni District District Wete District District Total 999

Pemba South Region

+ Kusini Pemba Type Population (2016) Area City/Town Website Chake Chake District District Mkoani District District Total 999

See also Regions of Tanzania

References

External links The official Map of Tanzania with New Regions and Districts, Tanzania Ministry of Lands, Housing & Human Settlements Development, 21 September 2012