Ruvuma Region

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Ruvuma Region
Mkoa wa Ruvuma  (Swahili)
Region
Ponds in Songea
Ponds in Songea
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
CountryTanzania
ZoneSouthern Highlands
CapitalSongea
Area
 • Total63,669 km2 (24,583 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total1,376,891
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
57xxx
Area code(s)025
HDI (2018)0.533[1]
low · 11th of 25
WebsiteRegional website

Ruvuma Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,449,830.[2]:page 2 For 2002–2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country.[2]:page 4 It was also the 28th most densely populated region with 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi).[2]:page 6

The region is named after the Ruvuma River, which forms most of its southern boundary with Portuguese-speaking Mozambique (where it is known as «Rovuma»). The region is also bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the northeast by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, and to the northwest by the Njombe Region. Ruvuma has many different tribes, such as the Mpoto.

The regional commissioner of the Ruvuma Region is .[3]

Administrative divisions[]

Districts[]

The region is administratively divided into five districts:

Districts of Ruvuma Region
Map District Population
(2012 Census)
Tanzania Ruvuma location map2.svg Mbinga District 353,683
Namtumbo District 201,639
Nyasa District 146,160
Songea District 173,821
Songea Municipal 203,309
Tunduru District 298,279
Total 1,376,891

Constituencies[]

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections, the Ruvuma Region had six constituencies:[4]

  1. Nyasa Constituency
  2. Mbinga Mjini Constituency
  3. Mbinga Vijijini Constituency
  4. Namtumbo Constituency
  5. Peramiho Constituency
  6. Songea Mjini Constituency
  7. Tunduru Constituency
  8. Madaba Constituency

References[]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kitabu cha Mawasiliano Serikalini, Tanzania Government Directory, 2012, page 188
  4. ^ "Organisations located in Ruvuma Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.

Coordinates: 11°00′S 36°00′E / 11.000°S 36.000°E / -11.000; 36.000

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