Area & Population
Mwanza region (in the 2002 census) had a population of 2,942,148 in all its eight districts. However, according to the latest figures; solely the metropolitan area of the region's capital, Mwanza, is home to 2,000,000 people. This implies that the region's current population has increased greatly from the figures of the last census in 2002.
As of 2007, the region covered an area of 20,095 square kilometres (7,759 sq mi) of dry land; however parts of the region went to establish the Geita Region in 2012.
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