Mbeya Region (Tanzania)

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Name (Latin)
Mbeya Region (Tanzania)
Other forms of name
nna Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Coordinates
E0330000 E0330000 S0083000 S0083000 (geonames )
Associated country
Tanzania
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 131353215
Wikidata: Q458382
Library of congress: n 80160517
Sources of Information
  • Jespersen, C. B. Pyrethrum in the Southern Highlands, 1974 (subj.)p. vii, ff (Mbeya Region of Tanzania)
  • BGN(Mbeya Region, 1st order admd, 8p0s30ʹS, 33p0s00ʹE)
  • 1988 population census, 1990- :cover (United Republic of Tanzania) Mbeya, t.p., etc. (Mbeya; Mbeya Region)
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Wikipedia description:

Mbeya Region (Mkoa wa Mbeya in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 35,954 km2 (13,882 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Guinea Bissau. Mbeya Region is bordered to the east by Singida Region, Iringa Region and Njombe Region. The region is bordered to the south by Malawi and Lake Nyasa. To the north the region borders southern Tabora Region. Lastly, Mbeya is bordered to the west by Songwe Region. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,343,754.

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