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Tanga
Region
From top to bottom:
Building in Tanga District, Funguni Island of Pangani District and Tongoni Ruins
Nickname(s): 
Mini Tanzania; the love region
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 5°18′18″S 38°18′59.76″E / 5.30500°S 38.3166000°E / -5.30500; 38.3166000
CountryTanga Region Tanzania
ZoneNorthern
Named forThe port of Tanga
CapitalTanga
Districts
List
  • Handeni District
  • Kilindi District
  • Korogwe District
  • Lushoto District
  • Muheza District
  • Mkinga District
  • Pangani District
  • Tanga District
  • Korogwe Urban District
  • Bumbuli District
Area
 • Total26,677 km2 (10,300 sq mi)
 • Rank15th of 31
Highest elevation
(Chambolo Peak)
2,289 m (7,510 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,615,597
 • Rank8th of 31
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymTangan
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeShambaa, Digo, Bondei, Segeju, Mbugu, Nguu, Dhaiso & Zigua
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
21xxx
Area code027
ISO 3166 codeTZ-25
HDI (2021)0.569[1]
medium · 8th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
BirdUsambara Weaver
Butterfly
Hypolimnas usambara
Fish
African coelacanth
Mammal
Black Rhino
TreeOcotea usambarensis
Mineral
Quartzite

Tanga Region (Mkoa wa Tanga in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 26,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi).[2] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi.[3] The regional capital is the municipality of Tanga city. Located in northeast Tanzania, the region is bordered by Kenya and Kilimanjaro Region to the north; Manyara Region to the west; and Morogoro and Pwani Regions to the south.[4] It has a coastline to the east with the Indian Ocean. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,615,597.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ "Tanga Region Size".
  3. ^ 25,680 km2 (9,920 sq mi) for Burundi at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Tanga Region Profile" (PDF). The Planning Commission, Dar es Salaam. 1997. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  6. ^ "Tanzania country profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

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