Shinyanga Region

Shinyanga Region Mkoa wa Shinyanga (Swahili)
Region
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Regional map before partition in 2012
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Lake
Capital	Shinyanga
Government
• Regional Commissioner	Ali Rufunga
Area
• Total	18,901 km² (7,298 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	1,534,808
• Density	81/km² (210/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Postcode	37xxx
Area code(s)	028
Website	shinyanga.go.tz

Shinyanga Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,534,808.^[1]^{:page 2} For 2002-2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country.^[1]^{:page 4} It was also the tenth most densely populated region with 81 people per square kilometer.^[1]^{:page 6} With a size of 50,781 square kilometres (19,607 sq mi),^[2] the region is slightly smaller than Costa Rica (51,100 square kilometres (19,700 sq mi)).

The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions and to the south by the Tabora Region. Kigoma Region borders to the west, Singida Region to the southeast, and the Arusha and Manyara Regions to the east.

Districts

As of 2012, the region is administratively divided into five districts:^[3]

Districts of Shinyanga Region
Map with main roads in green	District	Population (2012 Census)
	Kahama Rural	523,802
	Kahama Urban	242,208
	Kishapu	272,990
	Shinyanga Rural	334,417
	Shinyanga Urban	161,391
	Total	1,534,808

Culture

The predominant tribes of the Shinyanga region are the Sukuma, Nyamwezi, and Sumbwa tribes.

Economy

Traditional agriculture in the area varies, but it is often maize, cotton, and rice production.

References

1 2 3 Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived June 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Statistical Abstract 2011, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics". Retrieved 2014-06-24.
↑ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics.

Regions of Tanzania

Mainland	Arusha Dar es Salaam Dodoma Geita Iringa Kagera Katavi Kigoma Kilimanjaro Lindi Manyara Mara Mbeya Morogoro Mtwara Mwanza Njombe Pwani Rukwa Ruvuma Shinyanga Simiyu Singida Tabora Tanga

Zanzibar	Mjini Magharibi Pemba North Pemba South Unguja North Unguja South

Districts of Shinyanga Region, Tanzania

Kahama Rural Kahama Urban Kishapu Shinyanga Rural Shinyanga Urban

Coordinates: 3°45′S 33°00′E / 3.750°S 33.000°E / -3.750; 33.000

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