Kagera Region
Kagera Region
Mkoa wa Kagera (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Lake Victoria on Kagera's shores, Mater Misericodiae church in Bukoba and scene from Karagwe District | |
| Nicknames: The land of Kingdoms; Royal Kagera | |
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| Coordinates: 1°55′S 31°18′E / 1.917°S 31.300°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Established | 1961 |
| Named for | Kagera River |
| Capital | Bukoba |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Fatuma Mwasa |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,686 km2 (13,778 sq mi) |
| • Land | 25,513 km2 (9,851 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10,173 km2 (3,928 sq mi) 27% |
| • Rank | 16 of 31 |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Katerere) | 1,917 m (6,289 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,135 m (3,724 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,789,577 |
| • Rank | 3 of 31 |
| • Density | 109.34/km2 (283.19/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kageran |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Wahaya, Wanyambo, Washubi, Wahangaza, Waha, Wazinza & Warongo. |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 35xxx |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-05 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.521 low · 18th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Nyanza swift |
| Butterfly |  |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal |  |
| Tree |  |
| Mineral |  |
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settlement_type. Replace with type.Kagera Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Kagera) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions, with an area of 35,686 km2 (13,778 sq mi). Kagera Region is bordered to the east by Lake Victoria, Mwanza Region and Mara Region, to the south by Geita Region and Kigoma Region, to the west by Rwanda and to the north by Uganda and Burundi to the south west. The regional capital city is Bukoba. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,989,299, an increase from 2,458,023 in 2012.