Shinyanga Region

Shinyanga Region Mkoa wa Shinyanga (Swahili)
Region
From top to bottom: Williamson Diamond Mine in Mwadui, Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga Town & Buzwagi Gold Mine in Kahama
Nickname:  Tanzania's diamond region
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 2°49′51.24″S 34°9′11.52″E / 2.8309000°S 34.1532000°E / -2.8309000; 34.1532000
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Lake
Region	2012
Capital	Shinyanga
Districts	List Kahama Urban District Kishapu District Msalala District Shinyanga Urban District Shinyanga Rural District Ushetu District
• Regional Commissioner	(CCM)
Area
• Total	25,212 km2 (9,734 sq mi)
• Rank	22nd of 31
Highest elevation (Mwamkumbi)	1,452 m (4,764 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,241,299
• Rank	13th of 31
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym	Shinyangan
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Sukuma, Sumbwa & Nyamwezi
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	37xxx
Area code	028
ISO 3166 code	TZ-22[1]
HDI (2018)	0.508[2] low · 20th of 25
Website	Official website
Symbols of Tanzania
Bird	Rüppell's starling
Butterfly	African moon moth
Fish	tilapia zilli
Mammal	African buffalo
Tree	Brachystegia spiciformis
Mineral	Diamond

Shinyanga Region (Mkoa wa Shinyanga in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers a land area of 18,555 km² (7,164 sq mi).^[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Fiji.^[4] The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions and to the south by the Tabora Region. In addition, the Kigoma Region borders the region to the west, and the Simiyu Region and a sliver of Singida Region to the east. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,241,299.^[5][6]