Katavi Region

Katavi Region
Mkoa wa Katavi (Swahili)
From top to bottom:
Katavi sunset, Katavian Hippos in Katavi National Park and sunset over Lake Tanganyika in west Katavi
Nickname(s): 
The Spirit of Lake Tanganyika; The Natural Region
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 6°22′3.72″S 31°15′45.36″E / 6.3677000°S 31.2626000°E / -6.3677000; 31.2626000
Country Tanzania
ZoneWestern
Region2012
CapitalMpanda
Districts
Government
 • Regional CommissionerMwanamvua Mrindoko (CCM)
Area
 • Total45,843 km2 (17,700 sq mi)
 • Rank6th of 31
Highest elevation
(Kisusi)
2,130 m (6,990 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,152,958
 • Rank25th of 31
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
DemonymKatavian
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili & Sukuma
 • NativeBende, Holoholo, Konongo, Pimbwe, Tongwe, Vinza & Rungwa
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
50xxx
Area code025
ISO 3166 codeTZ-28 [1]
HDI (2021)0.483[2]
low · 24th of 25
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols of Tanzania
BirdTanzanian masked weaver
Butterfly
Charaxes guderiana
Fish
Neolamprologus brichardi
Mammal
Hippopotamus
Tree
Rauvolfia caffra
Mineral
Moonstone

Katavi Region (Mkoa wa Katavi in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 45,843 km2 (17,700 sq mi).[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Estonia.[4] Katavi Region is bordered to the east by Tabora Region. The region is bordered to the south by Rukwa Region and Songwe Region. Lastly, Katavi borders DRC on Lake Tanganyika to the west. The region derives its name from Katavi, the spirit of lake Tanganyika.[5] The regional capital city is Mpanda. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,152,958.[6]

  1. ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. ^ "Katavi Region Size".
  4. ^ 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi) for Estonia at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ Iliffe, John. A Modern History of Tanganyika. Cambridge University Press, 1979.pp.204.
  6. ^ "Tanzania country profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

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