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:
“Nature seems to have taken a particular Care to disseminate her Blessings among the different Regions of the World, with an Eye to this mutual Intercourse and Traffick among Mankind, that the Natives of the several Parts of the Globe might have a kind of Dependance [sic] upon one another, and be united together by their common Interest.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)