Mbeya Region
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Mbeya Region Mkoa wa Mbeya (Swahili) |
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Tea fields in Tukuyu
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 Location in Tanzania |
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| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Southern Highlands |
| Capital | Mbeya |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Amos Gabriel Makalla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62,420 km2 (24,100 sq mi) |
| • Land | 60,350 km2 (23,300 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,070 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 2,707,410 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Postcode | 53xxx |
| Area code(s) | 025 |
| Website | mbeya |
Mbeya Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. It is located in the country's southwest. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,707,410, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 2,822,396. For 2002-2012, the region's 2.7 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the tenth highest in the country. It was also tied for the eighteenth most densely populated region with 45 people per square kilometer. Prior to 2016, it covered an area of 62,420 square kilometres (24,100 sq mi).
In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region, including the districts of Ileje, Mbozi and Momba. Mbeya Region is now bordered to the northwest by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Iringa Region, to the south by Zambia and Malawi, and to the west by Songwe Region.
The commissioner for the Mbeya Region is Amos Gabriel Makalla.
In 2012, the region was administratively divided into eight districts:
After the 2016 reorganization, Mbeya now comprises seven districts: Busokelo, Chunya, Kyela, Mbarali, Mbeya City, Mbeya Rural, and Rungwe.
It was announced in February 2012 that the collapsed volcano approximately 200 km north of Mbeya, Mount Ngualla, contained one of the largest rare earth oxide deposits in the world.
Coordinates: 8°30′S 33°00′E / 8.500°S 33.000°E
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