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[h=1]Tanga Region[/h]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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[TH="colspan: 2, align: center"]Tanga Region
Mkoa wa Tanga [/TH]
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[TD="bgcolor: #CDDEFF, colspan: 2, align: center"]Region[/TD]
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Western Usambara Mountains[/TD]
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Location in Tanzania[/TD]
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[TH]Country[/TH]
[TD]Tanzania[/TD]
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[TH]Zone[/TH]
[TD]Northern[/TD]
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[TH]Capital[/TH]
[TD]Tanga[/TD]
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[TH]Districts[/TH]
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[TH="colspan: 2"]Government[/TH]
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[TH] • Regional Commissioner[/TH]
[TD]Chiku Galawa[/TD]
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[TH="colspan: 2"]Area[/TH]
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[TH] • Total[/TH]
[TD]27,348 km[SUP]2[/SUP](10,559 sq mi)[/TD]
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[TH="colspan: 2"]Population (2012)[/TH]
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[TH] • Total[/TH]
[TD]2,045,205[/TD]
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[TH] • Density[/TH]
[TD]75/km[SUP]2[/SUP] (190/sq mi)[/TD]
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Tanga Region is one of the thirty administrative regions of Tanzania. It is bordered by Kenya and Kilimanjaro Region to the north; Manyara Region to the west; and Morogoro and Pwani regions to the south. Its eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. It has a population of about two million.
[h=2]History[/h]The region was previously known as Tanga Province and included Sameand Mwanga districts that are at present in Kilimanjaro Region