Tanga Region (Tanzania)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אזור טנגה (טנזניה)
Name (Latin)
Tanga Region (Tanzania)
Coordinates
38.25 38.25 -5 -5 (gooearth )
Associated country
Tanzania
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 131477603
Wikidata: Q389737
Library of congress: n 90620560
Sources of Information
  • BGN gaz. Tanzania, 1965(Tanga [brief] Region, admd, 5°00ʹS 38°15ʹE)
  • BGN gaz. Tanzania, 1965(Tanga [brief] Region, admd, 5p0s00ʹS 38p0s15ʹE)

Wikipedia description:

Tanga Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Tanga) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 26,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi. The regional capital is the municipality of Tanga city. Located in northeast Tanzania, the region is bordered by Kenya and Kilimanjaro Region to the north; Manyara Region to the west; and Morogoro and Pwani Regions to the south. It has a coastline to the east with the Indian Ocean. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,615,597.

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