Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region
Mkoa wa Morogoro (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Sisal plantation overlooking the Uluguru Mountains in Morogoro, Morogoro City clock tower and waterfalls in the Uluguru | |
| Nickname(s): The Cocoa region; The rice bowl of Tanzania | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 6°49′40.08″S 37°39′32.76″E / 6.8278000°S 37.6591000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Coastal |
| Capital | Morogoro |
| Districts | List
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| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Fatma Mwasa (CCM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70,624 km2 (27,268 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Lukwangule) | 2,656 m (8,714 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,197,104 |
| • Rank | 4th of 31 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Morogoran |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili, Sukuma & Maasai |
| • Native | Luguru, Ngulu, kutu, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Mbunga, Ndamba, Pogoro & Ngindo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 67xxx |
| Area code | 023 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-16 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.546 low · 12th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Uluguru bushshrike |
| Butterfly | Bebearia orientis |
| Fish | Oreochromis urolepis |
| Mammal | Eland |
| Tree | Sterculia africana |
| Mineral | Amethyst |
Morogoro Region (Mkoa wa Morogoro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. It covers an area of 70,624 km2 (27,268 sq mi). and is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Ireland. Morogoro Region is bordered to the north by the Manyara Region and Tanga Region, to the east by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the south by the Ruvuma Region and to the west by the Iringa Njombe and Dodoma Regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Morogoro. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 3,197,104.