Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga is one of 31 primary administrative regions in Tanzania with a population of approximately 2,045,205 people.

Facts and figures on Tanga at a glance

Region name: Tanga (Tanga Region)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,045,205 people
Country: Tanzania
Continent: Africa

The regional headquarters of Tanga (Tanga Region) is located in the regional capital Tanga (Tanga) with a population of 224,876 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Tanga's regional capital Tanga to Tanzania's capital Dodoma (Dodoma) is approximately 392 km (243 mi).

Facts and figures about Tanga
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Tanga Tanga Region2,045,205 peopleTanga Tanga224,876 people

Compare with other regions in Tanzania.

Map of Tanga

Map of Tanga

Information on Tanga

Information on Tanga
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Tanga Tanga RegionTanga Tanga10TanzaniaAfrica

Time in Tanga

Time in Tanga
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 7:33am (07:33h)NoSat, 27 Apr 2024 - 7:33am (07:33h)UTC +3.0Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Geographic coordinates of Tanga

Latitude & Longitude of Tanga
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map5°12'00.0"S (-5.2000000°)38°16'60.0"E (38.2833300°)

Subregions in Tanga

There are 10 administrative subregions in Tanga.
Subregions in Tanga
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Handeni Handeni1.---
Handeni Town Handeni Town2.---
Kilindi District Kilindi District3.---
Korogwe District Korogwe District4.---
Korogwe Town Korogwe Town5.---
Lushoto Lushoto6.---
Mkinga Mkinga7.---
Muheza District Muheza District8.---
Pangani Pangani9.---
Tanga Tanga10.-Tanga Tanga224,876

External sources of information on Tanga

Tanga on Wikipedia