Districts of Tanzania

As of 2021, there are 31 regions (Swahili: mkoa, plural mikoa) of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya).^[1]^[2]

In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region.^[3]^[4]

The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are separately administered by their own councils, and while administratively within a region, are not considered to be located within a district. The districts are listed below, by unofficial area then region:^[5]

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	Type	Population (2016)^[2]	Area^[5]	City/Town	Website
Dodoma City	City	446,640	2,608 km² (1,007 sq mi)	Dodoma	District website
Kondoa Urban	Town	64,147		Kondoa	District website
Bahi District	Rural	240,891	5,633 km² (2,175 sq mi)		District website
Chamwino District	Rural	359,244	9,204 km² (3,554 sq mi)		District website
Chemba District (Tanzania)	Rural	256,178	7,290 km² (2,810 sq mi)		District website
Kondoa District	Rural	228,976	5,792 km² (2,236 sq mi)		District website
Kongwa District	Rural	336,888	3,958 km² (1,528 sq mi)		District website
Mpwapwa District	Rural	331,544	7,455 km² (2,878 sq mi)		District website
Total		2,264,508	41,311 km² (15,950 sq mi)		Region website

	Type	Population (2016)^[2]	Area^[5]	City/Town	Website
Singida Urban	City	165,008	720.6 km² (278.2 sq mi)	Singida	District website
Ikungi District	District	299,512	8,861 km² (3,421 sq mi)		District website
Iramba District	District	259,267	4,487 km² (1,732 sq mi)		District website
Itigi District	District	123,515			District website
Manyoni District	District	202,117	28,934 km² (11,171 sq mi)		District website
Mkalama District	District	207,093	3,121 km² (1,205 sq mi)		District website
Singida District	District	247,460	2,400 km² (930 sq mi)		District website
Total		1,503,972	49,340 km² (19,050 sq mi)		Region website

	Type	Population (2016)^[2]	Area^[5]	City/Town	Website
Tabora Urban	City	255,173	1,461 km² (564 sq mi)	Tabora	District website
Nzega Urban	Town	72,355		Nzega	District website
Igunga District	District	449,340	7,064 km² (2,727 sq mi)		District website
Kaliua District	District	442,182	15,445 km² (5,963 sq mi)		District website
Nzega District	District	492,237	7,864 km² (3,036 sq mi)		District website
Sikonge District	District	202,210	26,283 km² (10,148 sq mi)		District website
Urambo District	District	216,708	5,416 km² (2,091 sq mi)		District website
Uyui District	District	445,852	11,967 km² (4,620 sq mi)		District website
Total		2,576,053	76,150 km² (29,400 sq mi)		Region website

	Type	Population (2016)^[2]	Area^[5]	City/Town	Website	Mother District
Ilala	DSM	1,528,489	365.0 km² (140.9 sq mi)	Dar es Salaam	District website	Ilala
Kigamboni	DSM	1,510,129	557 km² (215 sq mi)	Dar es Salaam	District website	Temeke
Kinondoni	DSM	1,164,177	327 km² (126 sq mi)	Dar es Salaam	District website	Kinondoni
Temeke	DSM	1,205,949	240 km² (93 sq mi)	Dar es Salaam	District website	Temeke
Ubungo	DSM	1,058,597	260 km² (100 sq mi)	Dar es Salaam	District website	Kinondoni
Total		5,465,420	1,393 km² (538 sq mi)		Region website

	Type	Population (2016)^[2]	Area^[5]	City/Town	Website
Lindi City	City	81,839	1,064 km² (411 sq mi)	Lindi	District website
Kilwa District	District	197,998	15,000 km² (5,800 sq mi)		District website
Lindi District	District	201,526	5,975 km² (2,307 sq mi)		District website
Liwale District	District	94,855	34,314 km² (13,249 sq mi)		District website
Nachingwea District	District	185,251	5,975 km² (2,307 sq mi)		District website
Ruangwa District	District	136,065	2,516 km² (971 sq mi)		District website
Total		897,533	66,040 km² (25,500 sq mi)		Region website

Ten most populated districts

Central

Coast

Lake

North

South

Zanzibar

See also

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