Manyara Region

Manyara Region Mkoa wa Manyara (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom: Mount Hanang from Mogitu Ward, Lake Babati and Mountain views in Arri Ward
Nickname(s):  The Tanzanite region; Home of Tanzanite [1]
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 4°18′54″S 36°57′14.76″E / 4.31500°S 36.9541000°E / -4.31500; 36.9541000
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Northern
Named for	Lake Manyara
Capital	Babati
Districts	List Babati Urban Mbulu Urban Babati District Hanang District Kiteto District Mbulu District Simanjiro District
Area
• Total	44,522 km2 (17,190 sq mi)
• Rank	7th of 31
Highest elevation (Mount Hanang)	3,418 m (11,214 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,892,502
• Rank	17th of 31
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Manyaran
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili & Maasai
• Native	Iraqw, Mbugwe, Assa, Barabaig & Gorowa
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	27xxx
Area code	027
ISO 3166 code	TZ-26
HDI (2021)	0.568[2] medium · 9th of 25
Website	Official website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird	Ostrich
Butterfly	Colotis aurigineus
Fish	Oreochromis amphimelas
Mammal	Oryx
Tree	Yellow fever acacia
Mineral	Tanzanite

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.