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Kagera Region
Mkoa wa Kagera (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom:
Lake Victoria on Kagera's shores, Mater Misericodiae church in Bukoba and scene from Karagwe District
Nickname(s): 
The land of Kingdoms; Royal Kagera
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 1°55′S 31°18′E / 1.917°S 31.300°E / -1.917; 31.300
CountryKagera Region Tanzania
Established1961
Named forKagera River
CapitalBukoba
Districts
List
  • Biharamulo District
  • Bukoba Rural District
  • Bukoba Urban District
  • Karagwe District
  • Kyerwa District
  • Missenyi District
  • Muleba District
  • Ngara District
Government
 • Regional CommissionerBrig. Gen. Michael Gaguti
Area
 • Total35,686 km2 (13,778 sq mi)
 • Land25,513 km2 (9,851 sq mi)
 • Water10,173 km2 (3,928 sq mi)  27%
 • Rank16 of 31
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Highest elevation
(Katerere)
1,917 m (6,289 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Lake Victoria)
1,135 m (3,724 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,789,577
 • Rank3 of 31
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymKageran
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeWahaya, Wanyambo, Washubi, Wahangaza, Waha, Wazinza & Warongo.
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
35xxx
Area code028
ISO 3166 codeTZ-05
HDI (2021)0.521[1]
low · 18th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
BirdNyanza swift
Butterfly
Phalanta phalantha
Fish
Haplochromis nyererei
Mammal
Oribi
Tree
Markhamia lutea
Mineral
Nickel

Kagera Region (Mkoa wa Kagera in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,686 km2 (13,778 sq mi).[2] The region is comparable in size to the land area of the Netherlands.[3] Kagera Region is bordered to the east by Lake Victoria, Mwanza Region and Mara Region. The region is bordered to the south by Geita Region and Kigoma Region. Lastly, Kagera borders Rwanda to the west, Uganda to the north and Burundi to the south west. The regional capital city is Bukoba. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,989,299, an increase from 2,458,023 recorded in 2012.[4]

  1. ^ "Subnational HDI (v5.0)". Global Data Lab. Nijmegen, Netherlands: Institute for Management Research Radboud University Nijmegen. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Kagera Region Size".
  3. ^ 33,481 km2 (12,927 sq mi) for Netherlands at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Tanzania country profile". Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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