Singida Region
Singida Region
Mkoa wa Singida (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Lake Singidani, Misuni Rocks in Misuni ward, Singida & High rise in Utemeni ward, Singida Municipal | |
| Nickname: Tanzania's heartland | |
Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 6°44′43.08″S 34°9′11.52″E / 6.7453000°S 34.1532000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Zone | Lake |
| Region | 15 October 1963 |
| Capital | Singida |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Regional Commissioner | Peter Serukamba (CCM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49,340 km2 (19,050 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48,345 km2 (18,666 sq mi) |
| • Water | 95 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th of 31 |
| Highest elevation (Kidagau) | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,008,058 |
| • Rank | 16th of 31 |
| • Density | 41.536/km2 (107.58/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Singidan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Nyaturu, Iramba, Isanzu, Datooga, Kimbu & Nyamwezi |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postcode | 43xxx |
| Area code | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | TZ-23 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.548 low· 12th of 25 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird | Tanzanian red-billed hornbill |
| Butterfly | Amauris niavius |
| Fish | Singida tilapia |
| Mammal | Impala |
| Tree | Candelabra |
| Mineral | Gold |
Singida Region (Mkoa wa Singida in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. It covers a land area of 49,340 km2 (19,050 sq mi), comparable in size to the nation of Slovakia. The region is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, Simiyu Region and Arusha Region, to the northeast by Manyara Region, to the east by Dodoma Region, to the southeast by Iringa Region, to the southwest by Mbeya Region and to the west by Tabora Region. The regional capital is the municipality of Singida. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,008,058.