Tabora Region
Tabora Region
Mkoa wa Tabora (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Tabora Railway Station, Avenue in Tabora and historic Tabora Hotel | |
| Etymology: Sweet potatoes | |
| Nickname: The Honey region | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 5°2′33″S 32°49′10.92″E / 5.04250°S 32.8197000°E | |
| Country | |
| Zone | Central |
| Named after | The town of Tabora |
| Capital | Tabora |
| Districts | |
| Area | |
• Total | 72,150 km2 (27,860 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Highest elevation (Mpunde) | 1,627 m (5,338 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,391,679 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 47.01/km2 (121.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Taboran |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili, Arabs |
| • Native | Nyamwezi & Sukuma |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 45xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-24 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.482 low · 25th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | |
| Butterfly | |
| Fish | Malagarasi sardine |
| Mammal | |
| Tree | |
| Mineral | |
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image_skyline. Replace with image.Tabora Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Tabora) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions located in mid-western part of Tanzania. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. Tabora is bordered by Shinyanga to the north, Singida to the east, Mbeya and Songwe to the south. lastly, Katavi, Kigoma and Geita, border Tabora to the west. Tabora is by far the largest region in Tanzania by area. Most of the population in the region is concentrated in the north in Nzega district. According to the 2022 national census, Tabora Region had a population of 3,391,679.