Back إقليم نجومبي Arabic TanzaniaNjombeGola AVK Regió de Njombe Catalan Njombe Region CEB Njombe (Region) German Περιφέρεια Ντζόμπε Greek Regiono Njombe Esperanto Región de Njombe Spanish Njombe piirkond Estonian استان انجومبه Persian
Njombe Region
Mkoa wa Njombe (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Kipengere Range in western Njombe, Avocados in Ludewa District and scene at Kitulo National Park | |
| Nickname(s): The coolest part of Tanzania; The garden of the gods, The avocado region | |
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 9°31′5.16″S 34°41′8.52″E / 9.5181000°S 34.6857000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Southern |
| Region | 2012 |
| Capital | Njombe |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Anthony Mtaka (CCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Mtorwi) | 2,729 m (8,953 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 889,946 |
| • Rank | 27th of 31 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Njombean |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili, Hehe & Nyakyusa |
| • Native | Bena, Pangwa, Kinga, Wanji, Mahanji, Poroto, Kisi, Mwelya, Sandia & Manda |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 59xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-29[2] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.577[3] medium · 7th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | .jpg) |
| Butterfly |  |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal |  |
| Tree |  |
| Mineral |  |
Njombe Region (Mkoa wa Njombe in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 21,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi).[4] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of El Salvador.[5] Njombe Region is bordered to the north by the Iringa Region and Mbeya Region, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by the Ruvuma Region and to the west by Lake Nyasa. The regional capital is the municipality of Njombe. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 702,097.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2022_censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "IS0 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Njombe Region Size".
- ^ 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) for El Salvador at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Tanzania country profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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