Simiyu Region

Coordinates: 1°55′S 31°18′E / 1.917°S 31.300°E / -1.917; 31.300

Simiyu Region Mkoa wa Simiyu  (Swahili)
Region
Location in Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Lake
Established	2012
Capital	Bariadi
Government
• Regional Commissioner	David Kafulila(2021)
Area
• Total	25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,584,157
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	39xxx
Area code(s)	028
HDI (2018)	0.490[1] low · 20th of 25
Website	Regional website

Simiyu Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Bariadi. Simiyu Region is named after the Simiyu River. The region is home to the Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, shared with Mara Region. The region was created in March 2012,^[2] from part of Shinyanga Region.

According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,584,157.^{[3]: page 2} For 2002–2012, the region's 1.8 percent average annual population growth rate was the twenty-third-highest in the country.^{[3]: page 4} It was also the fifteenth-most-densely-populated region with 63 people per square kilometer.^{[3]: page 6}

Districts[]

The region is administratively divided into five districts:^[2][4]

Districts of Simiyu Region
Map with main roads in green	District	Population (2012 Census)
	Bariadi District	422,916
	Busega District	203,597
	Itilima District	313,900
	Maswa District	344,125
	Meatu District	299,619
	Total	1,584,157

List of Regional Commissioners[]

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