Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro Region
Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Uhuru Peak, Materuni falls and Moshi City at Night
Nickname: 
The roof of Africa
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 4°8′1.32″S 37°48′31.68″E / 4.1337000°S 37.8088000°E / -4.1337000; 37.8088000
Country Tanzania
ZoneNorthern
Named forMount Kilimanjaro
CapitalMoshi
Districts
Area
 • Total13,250 km2 (5,120 sq mi)
 • Rank24th of 31
Highest elevation5,895 m (19,341 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,861,934
 • Rank19th of 31
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
DemonymKilimanjaran
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeChaga. Ngasa & Pare
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
25xxx
Area code027
ISO 3166 codeTZ-09
HDI (2021)0.640[1]
medium · 3rd
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird
Scarlet Tufted Malachite Sunbird
Butterfly
Kilimanjaro Swallowtail
Fish
Lake Chala tilapia
Mammal
Leopard
Tree
Cordia africana
Mineral
Aquamarine

Kilimanjaro Region (Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.[2] The regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi. With the 3rd highest HDI of 0.640 in the country, Kilimanjaro is one among the top five most developed regions of Tanzania.[1] According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,640,087, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,702,207.[3]: page 2  For 2002–2012, the region's 1.8 percent average annual population growth rate was the 24th highest in the country.[3]: page 4  It was also the eighth most densely populated region with 124 people per square kilometer. The most well-known tribes in the Kilimanjaro region are the chagga, rombos (also known as Warombos), and pare.[3]: page 6 

The region forms part of the Northern Tourism Circuit in Tanzania. It is home to the Kilimanjaro National Park (which contains Mount Kilimanjaro), the Mkomazi National Park, the Pare Mountains, Lake Jipe, and Lake Chala. The region is bordered to the north and east by Kenya, to the south by the Tanga Region, to the southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the west by the Arusha Region.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GlobalDataLab was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Postcodes" (PDF). MAMLAKA YA MAWASILIANO TANZANIA. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

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