Simiyu Region

Simiyu Region Mkoa wa Simiyu (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom: Serengeti Landscape in Bariadi District, Buffalo in Serengeti National Park & Busega Anglican Church in Busega District
Nickname:  The cotton region
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 3°40′51.6″S 33°25′37.56″E
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Lake
Region	2012
Capital	Bariadi
Districts	List Bariadi District Bariadi Town Busega District Itilima District Maswa District Meatu District
Government
• Regional Commissioner	Dr. Yahaya Nawanda (CCM)
Area
• Total	25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi)
• Rank	17th of 31
Highest elevation (Naabi Hill)	1,787 m (5,863 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,140,497
• Rank	14th of 31
• Density	84.900/km2 (219.89/sq mi)
Demonym	Simiyi
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Sukuma, Nyiramba, Nyaturu, and Hadzabe (Tindiga)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal code	39xxx
Area code	028
ISO 3166 code	TZ-30
HDI (2021)	0.508 low · 20th of 25
Website	Official website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird	Grey-breasted spurfowl
Butterfly	Common joker
Fish	Pundamilia pundamilia
Mammal	Thompson's Gazelle
Tree	Acacia abyssinica
Mineral	Opal

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Simiyu Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Simiyu) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 25,212 km² (9,734 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of North Macedonia. The region is bordered to the north by the Lake Victoria and Mara Region, to the south by the Shinyanga Region and Singida Region. Mwanza Region borders the region to the west, and Arusha Region to the east. The region is home to the Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, shared with Mara Region. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,140,497.