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Iringa Region
Mkoa wa Iringa (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom:
Great tea plantations landscapes of Mufindi District, The University of Iringa Library & Ruaha National Park in northern Iringa
Nickname: 
Tanzania's Tea Cup
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 7°46′5.16″S 35°41′9.96″E / 7.7681000°S 35.6861000°E / -7.7681000; 35.6861000
CountryIringa Region Tanzania
ZoneSouthern
Administrative Region2012
Named forIringa town
CapitalIringa
Districts
List
  • Iringa Urban District
  • Iringa District
  • Kilolo District
  • Mafinga District
  • Mufindi District
Area
 • Total35,503 km2 (13,708 sq mi)
 • Rank24th of 31
Highest elevation
(Luhombero)
2,489 m (8,166 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,192,728
 • Rank12th of 31
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
DemonymIringan
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeHehe
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
51xxx
Area code026
ISO 3166 codeTZ-04 [1]
HDI (2021)0.577[2]
medium · 7th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
BirdUdzungwa forest partridge
Butterfly
Common leopard butterfly
Fish
Hydrocynus tanzaniae
Mammal
Greater Kudu
Tree
Nile tulip
Mineral
Nickel

Iringa Region (Mkoa wa Iringa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,503 km2 (13,708 sq mi).[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau.[4] Iringa Region is bordered to the east by Morogoro Region and south by Njombe Region. On the west the region is bordered by Mbeya Region. Dodoma Region and Singida Region border Iringa on the north. The regional capital is the city Iringa for which the city is named after.[5] According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 1,192,728.[6][7] Iringa Region is home to Ruaha National Park, Tanzania's second national largest park.[8]

  1. ^ "ISO 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. ^ "Iringa Region Size".
  4. ^ 36,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi) for Guinea Bissau at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Iringa's capital". 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  7. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  8. ^ "Ruaha National Park". 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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Guinea pig

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in South Kivu. They are also frequently held in rural households in Iringa Region of southwestern Tanzania. The use of guinea pigs in scientific experimentation...

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Iringa Urban District

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Singida Region

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Iringa Rural District

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was a Hehe tribal leader in German East Africa, based in Kalenga, Iringa region, who opposed the German colonization. The name "Mkwawa" is derived from...

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Njombe Region

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The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of El Salvador. Njombe Region is bordered to the north by the Iringa Region...

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Mufindi District

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of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kilolo District and Iringa Urban District, to the south by the Njombe Region, to the...

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Mtera Dam

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The dam is located midway between Iringa and Dodoma on the border between the Iringa Region and the Dodoma Region. The travel time from Dodoma is about...

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Udzungwa red colobus

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and montane forest in the Udzungwa Mountains in Kilolo District of Iringa Region in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss. Rovero, F.; Barelli,...

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Ruaha National Park

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226 km2 (7,809 sq mi). The park is about 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Iringa. The park is a part of the 45,000 square kilometres (17,000 sq mi) Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi...

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Pogolo language

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Rhynchocyon

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Bena language

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