Manyara Region
Region
NicknamesThe Tanzanite region; Home of Tanzanite[1]
Named forLake Manyara
Coordinates4°18′54″S 36°57′14.76″E
CountryTanzania
ZoneNorthern
CapitalBabati
P 1Babati Urban
Regional CommissionerQueen Sendiga
P 2Mbulu Urban
P 3Babati District
P 4Hanang District
P 5Kiteto District
P 6Mbulu District
P 7Simanjiro District
Area total44,522 km²
Area rank7th of 31
Elevation max3,418 m
Elevation max pointMount Hanang
Population total1,892,502
Population as of2022
Population rank17th of 31
Population demonymManyaran
SettlerSwahili & Maasai
NativeIraqw, Mbugwe, Assa, Barabaig & Gorowa
Time zoneEAT (UTC+3)
Postcode27xxx
Area code027
Iso codeTZ-26
HDI (2021)0.568[2]
medium · 9th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Manyara Region
CountryTanzania
Mammal Oryx
BirdOstrich
Fish Oreochromis amphimelas
ButterflyColotis aurigineus
Tree Yellow fever acacia
MineralTanzanite

Manyara Region (Mkoa wa Manyara in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,497,555.[3]: page 2 For 2002–2012, the region's 3.2 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the third highest in the country.[3]: page 4 It was also the 22nd most densely populated region with 32 people per square kilometre.[3]: page 6

Lake Manyara is in the northern part of the region. It is bordered to the north by the Arusha Region, to the northeast by the Kilimanjaro Region, to the east by the Tanga Region, to the south by the Dodoma Region, to the southeast by the Morogoro Region, to the southwest by the Singida Region, and to the northwest by the Simiyu Region. The highest mountain in the Manyara Region is Mount Hanang.

Demographics

Manyara Region is inhabited by various ethnolinguistic groups and communities. The latter include the Assa, Gorowa, Kw'adza, Mbugwe, Datooga, Maasai and Barabaig and Irakw,[4] which is the largest ethnic group in the region.

Administration

The regional commissioner of the Manyara Region is Queen Curthbet Sendiga.[5]

Economy

Residents of the Manyara Region are mostly farmers. The region's economy is based on the mining of Tanzanite gems on the Mererani Hills in the north on the border with the Arusha Region. Other sources of income are from tourism in the Tarangire National Park, which is entirely located in the region, and Lake Manyara National Park.

Transport

Road

One paved road passes through the western part of Manyara Region. Paved trunk road T14 from Singida connects with trunk road T5 in Babati town. Trunk road T5 from Dodoma to Arusha passes through the region; it is paved from Arusha up to Dodoma.[6]

Administrative divisions

Districts

Manyara Region is divided into six districts, each administered by a council:

Districts of Manyara Region
MapDistrictPopulation
(2012 Census)
Babati District312,392
Babati Town93,108
Hanang District275,990
Kiteto District244,669
Mbulu District320,279
Simanjiro District178,693
Total1,425,131

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Northern Regions Investment Guide". Office of the Prime Minister, Regional Administration and Local Government. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. ^ Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Matthiessen, Peter (2010). The Tree Where Man Was Born. Penguin Classics. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0143106244.
  5. ^ Kitabu cha Mawasiliano Serikalini, Tanzania Government Directory, 2012, page 170
  6. ^ "Manyara Roads Network". Tanroads. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.