Ruvuma Region is a region in Tanzania. It is named after the Ruvuma River which forms most of its southern boundary with Mozambique. It is also bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the northeast by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region and to the northwest by the Iringa Region. Ruvuma has many different tribes, such as the Mpoto. The capital is the city of Songea.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Ruvuma Region was 1,117,166.
The Regional Commissioner of the Ruvuma Region is Hon. Monica Ngenzi Mbega. Prior to assuming this post she was already a member of parliament from the Iringa Mjini Constituency and a board member of the Parastatal Pensions Fund.
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