Simiyu Region

Coordinates: 1°55′S 31°18′E / 1.917°S 31.300°E / -1.917; 31.300

Simiyu Region
Mkoa wa Simiyu  (Swahili)
Region

Location in Tanzania
Country Tanzania
Zone Lake
Established 2012
Capital Bariadi
Government
  Regional Commissioner Paschal Mabiti
Area
  Total 25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 1,584,157
  Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Postcode 39xxx
Area code(s) 028

Simiyu Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. The region was created in March 2012,[1] from part of Shinyanga Region.

According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,584,157.[2]:page 2 For 2002-2012, the region's 1.8 percent average annual population growth rate was the twenty-third-highest in the country.[2]:page 4 It was also the fifteenth-most-densely-populated region with 63 people per square kilometer.[2]:page 6

Districts

The region is administratively divided into five districts:[1][3]

Districts of Simiyu Region
Map with main roads in green District Population (2012 Census)
Bariadi 422,916
Busega 203,597
Itilima 313,900
Maswa 344,125
Meatu 299,619
Total 1,584,157

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (9 March 2012). "Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts". Daily News. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  2. 1 2 3 Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
  3. "Postcodes Simiyu Region 39000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.
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