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Rukwa Region
Mkoa wa Rukwa (Swahili) | |
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| Nickname: The region of magic | |
 Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 8°0′39.24″S 31°26′44.16″E / 8.0109000°S 31.4456000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Zone | Western |
| Region | 1975 |
| Capital | Sumbawanga |
| Districts | |
| • Regional Commissioner | (CCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,765 km2 (10,720 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21,160 km2 (8,170 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6,605 km2 (2,550 sq mi) 23.79% |
| • Rank | 18th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Malonje) | 2,350 m (7,710 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,540,519 |
| • Rank | 21st of 31 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rukwan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Fipa, Nyiha, Lyangalile, Mambwe & Lungu |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 55xxx |
| Area code | 025 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-20[1] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.483[2] low · 24th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | .jpg) |
| Butterfly | .jpg) |
| Fish |  |
| Mammal |  |
| Tree |  |
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Rukwa Region(Mkoa wa Rukwa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions The region covers a land area of 27,765 km2 (10,720 sq mi).[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Haiti.[4] Rukwa Region is bordered to the north by Katavi Region, to the east by Songwe Region, to the south by the nation of Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika, which forms a border between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The regional capital is the municipality of Sumbawanga. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 1,540,519.[5][6]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rukwa Region Size".
- ^ 27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) for Haiti at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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