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Manyara Region
Mkoa wa Manyara (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom:
Mount Hanang from Mogitu Ward, Lake Babati and Mountain views in Arri Ward
Nickname(s): 
The Tanzanite region; Home of Tanzanite [1]
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 4°18′54″S 36°57′14.76″E / 4.31500°S 36.9541000°E / -4.31500; 36.9541000
CountryManyara Region Tanzania
ZoneNorthern
Named forLake Manyara
CapitalBabati
Districts
List
  • Babati Urban
  • Mbulu Urban
  • Babati District
  • Hanang District
  • Kiteto District
  • Mbulu District
  • Simanjiro District
Area
 • Total44,522 km2 (17,190 sq mi)
 • Rank7th of 31
Highest elevation
(Mount Hanang)
3,418 m (11,214 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,892,502
 • Rank17th of 31
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymManyaran
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili & Maasai
 • NativeIraqw, Mbugwe, Assa, Barabaig & Gorowa
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
27xxx
Area code027
ISO 3166 codeTZ-26
HDI (2021)0.568[2]
medium · 9th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird
Ostrich
Butterfly
Colotis aurigineus
Fish
Oreochromis amphimelas
Mammal
Oryx
Tree
Yellow fever acacia
Mineral
Tanzanite

Manyara Region (Mkoa wa Manyara in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,497,555.[3]: page 2  For 2002–2012, the region's 3.2 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the third highest in the country.[3]: page 4  It was also the 22nd most densely populated region with 32 people per square kilometre.[3]: page 6 

Lake Manyara is in the northern part of the region. It is bordered to the north by the Arusha Region, to the northeast by the Kilimanjaro Region, to the east by the Tanga Region, to the south by the Dodoma Region, to the southeast by the Morogoro Region, to the southwest by the Singida Region, and to the northwest by the Simiyu Region. The highest mountain in the Manyara Region is Mount Hanang.

  1. ^ "Northern Regions Investment Guide" (PDF). Office of the Prime Minister, Regional Administration and Local Government. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  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. ^ a b c Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

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