Tanga Region
Tanga
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From top to bottom: Building in Tanga District, Funguni Island of Pangani District and Tongoni Ruins | |
| Nickname(s): Mini Tanzania; the love region | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 5°18′18″S 38°18′59.76″E / 5.30500°S 38.3166000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Northern |
| Named after | The port of Tanga |
| Capital | Tanga |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Omary Mgumba |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,677 km2 (10,300 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Chambolo Peak) | 2,289 m (7,510 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,615,597 |
| • Rank | 8th of 31 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tangan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Shambaa, Digo, Bondei, Segeju, Mbugu, Nguu, Dhaiso & Zigua |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 21xxx |
| Area code | 027 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-25 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.569 medium · 8th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Usambara Weaver |
| Butterfly | Hypolimnas usambara |
| Fish | African coelacanth |
| Mammal | Black Rhino |
| Tree | Ocotea usambarensis |
| Mineral | Quartzite |
Tanga Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Tanga) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 26,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi. The regional capital is the municipality of Tanga city. Located in northeast Tanzania, the region is bordered by Kenya and Kilimanjaro Region to the north; Manyara Region to the west; and Morogoro and Pwani Regions to the south. It has a coastline to the east with the Indian Ocean. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,615,597.