Singida Region

Singida Region Mkoa wa Singida (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom: Lake Singidani, Misuni Rocks in Misuni ward, Singida & High rise in Utemeni ward, Singida Municipal
Nickname:  Tanzania's heartland
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 6°44′43.08″S 34°9′11.52″E
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Lake
Region	15 October 1963
Capital	Singida
Districts	List Ikungi District Itigi District Iramba District Manyoni District Mkalama District Singida Rural District Singida Urban District
Government
• Regional Commissioner	Peter Serukamba (CCM)
Area
• Total	49,340 km2 (19,050 sq mi)
• Land	48,345 km2 (18,666 sq mi)
• Water	95 km2 (37 sq mi)
• Rank	5th of 31
Highest elevation (Kidagau)	1,816 m (5,958 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,008,058
• Rank	16th of 31
• Density	41.536/km2 (107.58/sq mi)
Demonym	Singidan
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Nyaturu, Iramba, Isanzu, Datooga, Kimbu & Nyamwezi
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	43xxx
Area code	026
ISO 3166 code	TZ-23
HDI (2018)	0.548 low· 12th of 25
Website	Official website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird	Tanzanian red-billed hornbill
Butterfly	Amauris niavius
Fish	Singida tilapia
Mammal	Impala
Tree	Candelabra
Mineral	Gold

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Singida Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Singida) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. It covers a land area of 49,340 km² (19,050 sq mi), comparable in size to the nation of Slovakia. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast by Manyara Region, to the east by Dodoma Region, to the southeast by Iringa Region, to the southwest by Mbeya Region and to the west by Tabora Region. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,008,058.