Tanzania is divided into thirty regions.
In 1975 there were twenty-five regions in Tanzania. In 2002 one region changed its name, Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) became Kagera Region. In 2003 Manyara Region was created out of part of Arusha Region. In 2012 four more regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe and Simiyu.
| Region | Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Arusha | Arusha |
| Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam |
| Dodoma | Dodoma |
| Geita | Geita |
| Iringa | Iringa |
| Kagera | Bukoba |
| Katavi | Mpanda |
| Kigoma | Kigoma |
| Kilimanjaro | Moshi |
| Lindi | Lindi |
| Manyara | Babati |
| Mara | Musoma |
| Mbeya | Mbeya |
| Morogoro | Morogoro |
| Mtwara | Mtwara |
| Mwanza | Mwanza |
| Njombe | Njombe |
| Pemba North | Wete |
| Pemba South | Mkoani |
| Pwani | Kibaha |
| Rukwa | Sumbawanga |
| Ruvuma | Songea |
| Shinyanga | Shinyanga |
| Simiyu | Bariadi |
| Singida | Singida |
| Tabora | Tabora |
| Tanga | Tanga |
| Zanzibar Central/South | Koani |
| Zanzibar North | Mkokotoni |
| Zanzibar Urban/West | Zanzibar |
Famous quotes containing the words regions of and/or regions:
“Within the regions of the air,
Compassed about with heavens fair,
Great tracts of land there may be found
Enriched with fields and fertile ground;
Where many numerous hosts
In those far distant coasts,
For other great and glorious ends,
Inhabit, my yet unknown friends.”
—Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)
“In common with other rural regions much of the Iowa farm lore concerns the coming of company. When the rooster crows in the doorway, or the cat licks his fur, company is on the way.”
—For the State of Iowa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)