Katavi Region
Katavi Region
Mkoa wa Katavi (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Katavi sunset, Katavian Hippos in Katavi National Park and sunset over Lake Tanganyika in west Katavi | |
| Nickname(s): The Spirit of Lake Tanganyika; The Natural Region | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 6°22′3.72″S 31°15′45.36″E / 6.3677000°S 31.2626000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Western |
| Region | 2012 |
| Capital | Mpanda |
| Districts | List
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| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Mwanamvua Mrindoko (CCM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45,843 km2 (17,700 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Kisusi) | 2,130 m (6,990 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,152,958 |
| • Rank | 25th of 31 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Katavian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili & Sukuma |
| • Native | Bende, Holoholo, Konongo, Pimbwe, Tongwe, Vinza & Rungwa |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 50xxx |
| Area code | 025 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-28 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.483 low · 24th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Tanzanian masked weaver |
| Butterfly | Charaxes guderiana |
| Fish | Neolamprologus brichardi |
| Mammal | Hippopotamus |
| Tree | Rauvolfia afra |
| Mineral | Moonstone |
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Katavi Region (Mkoa wa Katavi in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 45,843 km2 (17,700 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Estonia. Katavi Region is bordered to the east by Tabora Region, and to the south by Rukwa Region and Songwe Region. Lastly, Katavi borders DRC on Lake Tanganyika to the west. The region derives its name from Katavi, the spirit of lake Tanganyika. The regional capital city is Mpanda. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,152,958.