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Tanzania is made up of 31 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Tanzania. Information on all primary administrative regions in Tanzania.

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Primary administrative regions in Tanzania

There are 31 regions in Tanzania in the primary administrative level.

Primary administrative regions in Tanzania
Region	No	Population	Capital	Capital population
Simiyu Simiyu Region	1.	1,584,157	-	-
Arusha Arusha Region	2.	1,694,310	Arusha Arusha	341,136
Manyara Manyara Region	3.	1,148,070	Babati Babati	34,291
Kagera Kagera Region	4.	2,189,850	Bukoba Bukoba	70,628
Pemba South Pemba South Region	5.	195,116	Chake Chake Chake Chake	21,686
Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region	6.	2,791,063	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam	5,383,728
Dodoma Dodoma Region	7.	2,083,588	Dodoma Dodoma	180,541
Geita Geita Region	8.	1,739,530	Geita Geita	40,000
Iringa Iringa Region	9.	941,238	Iringa Iringa	111,820
Pwani Coast Region	10.	1,098,668	Kibaha Kibaha	23,651
Kigoma Kigoma Region	11.	2,127,930	Kigoma Kigoma	164,268
Zanzibar Central/South Zanzibar Central/South Region	12.	115,588	Koani Koani	2,211
Lindi Lindi Region	13.	864,652	Lindi Lindi	41,912
Mbeya Mbeya Region	14.	2,707,410	Mbeya Mbeya	291,649
Zanzibar North Zanzibar North Region	15.	187,455	Mkokotoni Mkokotoni	2,572
Morogoro Morogoro Region	16.	2,218,492	Morogoro Morogoro	250,902
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro Region	17.	1,640,087	Moshi Moshi	156,959
Katavi Katavi Region	18.	564,604	Mpanda Mpanda	73,338
Mtwara Mtwara Region	19.	1,270,854	Mtwara Mtwara	96,602
Mara Mara Region	20.	1,743,830	Musoma Musoma	121,119
Mwanza Mwanza Region	21.	2,772,509	Mwanza Mwanza	436,801
Njombe Njombe Region	22.	702,097	Njombe Njombe	46,724
Shinyanga Shinyanga Region	23.	1,534,808	Shinyanga Shinyanga	107,362
Singida Singida Region	24.	1,370,637	Singida Singida	62,432
Ruvuma Ruvuma Region	25.	1,190,348	Songea Songea	126,449
Rukwa Rukwa Region	26.	1,004,539	Sumbawanga Sumbawanga	89,161
Tabora Tabora Region	27.	2,291,623	Tabora Tabora	145,292
Tanga Tanga Region	28.	2,045,205	Tanga Tanga	224,876
Songwe Songwe	29.	1,173,667	Vwawa Vwawa	40,145
Pemba North Pemba North Region	30.	211,732	Wete Wete	26,450
Zanzibar Urban/West Zanzibar Urban/West Region	31.	593,678	Zanzibar Zanzibar	403,658