List of Tanzanian regions by area
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This is a list of the administrative regions of Tanzania in order of their total area, land area, and water area.
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[edit] Total area
| Rank | Region | km² | miles² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabora | 76,151 | 29,402 |
| 2 | Rukwa | 75,240 | 29,050 |
| 3 | Morogoro | 70,799 | 27,336 |
| 4 | Ruvuma | 66,477 | 25,667 |
| 5 | Lindi | 66,046 | 25,501 |
| 6 | Mbeya | 62,420 | 24,100 |
| 8 | Shinyanga | 50,781 | 19,607 |
| 9 | Singida | 49,341 | 19,051 |
| 10 | Manyara | 47,913 | 18,499 |
| 11 | Kigoma | 45,066 | 17,400 |
| 12 | Dodoma | 41,311 | 15,950 |
| 13 | Kagera | 39,627 | 15,300 |
| 14 | Arusha | 34,516 | 13,327 |
| 15 | Pwani | 32,407 | 12,512 |
| 16 | Mwanza | 30,548 | 11,795 |
| 17 | Mara | 30,150 | 11,641 |
| 18 | Tanga | 26,808 | 10,351 |
| 19 | Mtwara | 16,707 | 6,451 |
| 20 | Kilimanjaro | 13,309 | 5,139 |
| 21 | Dar es Salaam | 1,393 | 538 |
| 22 | Zanzibar Central/South | 854 | 330 |
| 23 | Pemba North | 574 | 222 |
| 24 | Zanzibar North | 470 | 181 |
| 25 | Pemba South | 332 | 128 |
| 26 | Zanzibar West | 230 | 89 |
[edit] Land area
| Rank | Region | km² | miles² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabora | 76,151 | 29,402 |
| 2 | Morogoro | 70,799 | 27,336 |
| 3 | Rukwa | 68,635 | 26,500 |
| 4 | Lindi | 66,046 | 25,501 |
| 5 | Ruvuma | 63,498 | 24,517 |
| 6 | Mbeya | 60,350 | 23,301 |
| 7 | Iringa | 56,864 | 21,955 |
| 8 | Shinyanga | 50,781 | 19,607 |
| 9 | Singida | 49,341 | 19,051 |
| 10 | Manyara | 46,359 | 17,899 |
| 11 | Dodoma | 41,311 | 15,950 |
| 12 | Kigoma | 37,037 | 14,300 |
| 13 | Arusha | 33,809 | 13,054 |
| 14 | Pwani | 32,470 | 12,512 |
| 15 | Kagera | 28,388 | 10,961 |
| 16 | Tanga | 26,808 | 10,351 |
| 17 | Mwanza | 19,592 | 7,565 |
| 18 | Mara | 19,566 | 7,554 |
| 19 | Mtwara | 16,707 | 6,451 |
| 20 | Kilimanjaro | 13,309 | 5,139 |
| 21 | Dar es Salaam | 1,393 | 538 |
| 22 | Zanzibar Central/South | 854 | 330 |
| 23 | Pemba North | 574 | 222 |
| 24 | Zanzibar North | 470 | 181 |
| 25 | Pemba South | 332 | 128 |
| 26 | Zanzibar West | 230 | 89 |
[edit] Water area
Note: Data available for 10 regions only; the remaining regions do not have significant lakes or other bodies of water.
| Rank | Region | km² | miles² | Percentage Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagera | 11,239 | 4,339 | 28.36 |
| 2 | Mwanza | 10,956 | 4,230 | 35.86 |
| 3 | Mara | 10,584 | 4,087 | 35.10 |
| 4 | Kigoma | 8,029 | 3,100 | 17.82 |
| 5 | Rukwa | 6,605 | 2,550 | 8.78 |
| 6 | Ruvuma | 2,979 | 1,150 | 4.48 |
| 7 | Iringa | 2,072 | 800 | 3.52 |
| 8 | Mbeya | 2,070 | 799 | 3.32 |
| 9 | Manyara | 1,554 | 600 | 3.24 |
| 10 | Arusha | 707 | 273 | 2.05 |
[edit] Source
Data for the mainland regions are provided by the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics Statistical Abstract of 2002, except that the data for Lindi Region is rounded to exactly 67,000 square km in the Statistical Abstract, so perhaps more accurate data for Lindi are taken from the World Gazetteer. Data for the regions of the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba are provided by Statoids.
