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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0_(%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Танга (регион) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Танга (регион)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3_de_Tanga" title="Regió de Tanga – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Regió de Tanga" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_Region" title="Tanga Region – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Tanga Region" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(region)" title="Tanga (region) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tanga (region)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(Region)" title="Tanga (Region) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Tanga (Region)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_piirkond" title="Tanga piirkond – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Tanga piirkond" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%A4%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Περιφέρεια Τάνγκα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Περιφέρεια Τάνγκα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_de_Tanga" title="Región de Tanga – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Región de Tanga" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiono_Tanga" title="Regiono Tanga – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Regiono Tanga" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_eskualdea" title="Tanga eskualdea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Tanga eskualdea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7" title="استان تانگا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان تانگا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(r%C3%A9gion)" title="Tanga (région) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Tanga (région)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexi%C3%B3n_de_Tanga" title="Rexión de Tanga – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Rexión de Tanga" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%95%EA%B0%80%EC%A3%BC" title="탕가주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="탕가주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(regija)" title="Tanga (regija) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Tanga (regija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_Tanga" title="Region Tanga – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Region Tanga" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_Region" title="Tanga Region – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Tanga Region" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regione_di_Tanga" title="Regione di Tanga – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Regione di Tanga" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96_%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%94" title="מחוז טנגה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוז טנגה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98" title="ტანგის ოლქი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტანგის ოლქი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkoa_wa_Tanga" title="Mkoa wa Tanga – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mkoa wa Tanga" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/TanzaniaTangaGola" title="TanzaniaTangaGola – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="TanzaniaTangaGola" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(regio)" title="Tanga (regio) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tanga (regio)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E5%B7%9E" title="タンガ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="タンガ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(Regiuun)" title="Tanga (Regiuun) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Tanga (Regiuun)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(region)" title="Tanga (region) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tanga (region)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga-regionen" title="Tanga-regionen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Tanga-regionen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%B9%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7" title="ٹانگا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ٹانگا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(region)" title="Tanga (region) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Tanga (region)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(regi%C3%A3o)" title="Tanga (região) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tanga (região)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiunea_Tanga" title="Regiunea Tanga – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Regiunea Tanga" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0_(%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C)" title="Танга (область) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Танга (область)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%BE%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8E%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7" title="ھەرێمی تانگا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ھەرێمی تانگا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0_(%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Танга (регион) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Танга (регион)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangan_alue" title="Tangan alue – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Tangan alue" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_(region)" title="Tanga (region) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Tanga (region)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Вилояти Танга – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Вилояти Танга" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanga_b%C3%B6lgesi" 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title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°18′18″S</span> <span class="longitude">38°18′59.76″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.30500°S 38.3166000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.30500; 38.3166000</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Region of Tanzania</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Region in Northern, Tanzania</div><style 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0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Tanga</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tanzania" title="Regions of Tanzania">Region</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid white;width:225px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:2px 0 0 2px"><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Funguni_Island%2C_Pangani%2C_Tanga.jpg/225px-Funguni_Island%2C_Pangani%2C_Tanga.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Funguni_Island%2C_Pangani%2C_Tanga.jpg/338px-Funguni_Island%2C_Pangani%2C_Tanga.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Funguni_Island%2C_Pangani%2C_Tanga.jpg/450px-Funguni_Island%2C_Pangani%2C_Tanga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3869" data-file-height="2839" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg/225px-Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg/338px-Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg/450px-Tongoni_Ruins_Masjid.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div style="font-size:95%"><b>From top to bottom:</b><br /> Building in <a href="/wiki/Tanga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanga District">Tanga District</a>, Funguni Island of <a href="/wiki/Pangani_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Pangani District">Pangani District</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tongoni_Ruins" title="Tongoni Ruins">Tongoni Ruins</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Mini Tanzania; the love region</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Tanzania"><img alt="Location in Tanzania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg/250px-Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg/375px-Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg/500px-Tanzania_Tanga_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3302" data-file-height="3143" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in Tanzania</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tanga_Region&params=5_18_18_S_38_18_59.76_E_type:adm2nd_region:TZ"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°18′18″S</span> <span class="longitude">38°18′59.76″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.30500°S 38.3166000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.30500; 38.3166000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Zone</th><td class="infobox-data">Northern</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data">The port of <a href="/wiki/Tanga,_Tanzania" title="Tanga, Tanzania">Tanga</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data">Tanga</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Tanzania" title="Districts of Tanzania">Districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Handeni_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Handeni District">Handeni District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Kilindi_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilindi District">Kilindi District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Korogwe_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Korogwe District">Korogwe District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Lushoto_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lushoto District">Lushoto District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Muheza_District" title="Muheza District">Muheza District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Mkinga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mkinga District">Mkinga District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Pangani_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Pangani District">Pangani District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Tanga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanga District">Tanga District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Korogwe_Urban_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Korogwe Urban District">Korogwe Urban District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Bumbuli_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Bumbuli District">Bumbuli District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Regional Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data">Omary Mgumba</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">26,677 km<sup>2</sup> (10,300 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tanzania" title="Regions of Tanzania">15th of 31</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (Chambolo Peak)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,289 m (7,510 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2022)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,615,597</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tanzania" title="Regions of Tanzania">8th of 31</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">98/km<sup>2</sup> (250/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tangan</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Tanzania" title="List of ethnic groups in Tanzania">Ethnic groups</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Settler</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Swahili_people" title="Swahili people">Swahili</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Native</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shambaa_people" title="Shambaa people">Shambaa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digo_people" title="Digo people">Digo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bondei_people" title="Bondei people">Bondei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Segeju_people" title="Segeju people">Segeju</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mbugu_people" title="Mbugu people">Mbugu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngulu_people" title="Ngulu people">Nguu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhaiso_people" title="Dhaiso people">Dhaiso</a> & <a href="/wiki/Zigula_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Zigula people">Zigua</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Time" title="East Africa Time">EAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcode</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">21xxx</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">027</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">TZ-25</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2021)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.569<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Tanzania_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of regions of Tanzania by Human Development Index">8th of 25</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tanga.go.tz/">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-center{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-title{font-size:120%}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-subheader{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cddeff}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-island{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cef2e0}</style></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Symbols of Tanzania</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="height:0px"></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bird</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Usambara_weaver" title="Usambara weaver">Usambara Weaver</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Butterfly</th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hypolimnas_usambara_(Red-spot_Diadem).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Hypolimnas_usambara_%28Red-spot_Diadem%29.jpg/50px-Hypolimnas_usambara_%28Red-spot_Diadem%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Hypolimnas_usambara_%28Red-spot_Diadem%29.jpg/75px-Hypolimnas_usambara_%28Red-spot_Diadem%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Hypolimnas_usambara_%28Red-spot_Diadem%29.jpg/100px-Hypolimnas_usambara_%28Red-spot_Diadem%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2281" data-file-height="2711" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Hypolimnas_usambara" title="Hypolimnas usambara">Hypolimnas usambara</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fish</th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Latimeria_Paris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Latimeria_Paris.jpg/50px-Latimeria_Paris.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Latimeria_Paris.jpg/75px-Latimeria_Paris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Latimeria_Paris.jpg/100px-Latimeria_Paris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="681" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/African_coelacanth" class="mw-redirect" title="African coelacanth">African coelacanth</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mammal</th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_rhino_(head_and_shoulder_view).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Black_rhino_%28head_and_shoulder_view%29.jpeg/50px-Black_rhino_%28head_and_shoulder_view%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="50" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Black_rhino_%28head_and_shoulder_view%29.jpeg/75px-Black_rhino_%28head_and_shoulder_view%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Black_rhino_%28head_and_shoulder_view%29.jpeg/100px-Black_rhino_%28head_and_shoulder_view%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="3150" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Black_rhinoceros" title="Black rhinoceros">Black Rhino</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ocotea_usambarensis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocotea usambarensis">Ocotea usambarensis</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mineral</th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Quartzite_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Quartzite_1.jpg/50px-Quartzite_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Quartzite_1.jpg/75px-Quartzite_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Quartzite_1.jpg/100px-Quartzite_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="836" data-file-height="811" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Quartzite" title="Quartzite">Quartzite</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tanga Region</b> (<i>Mkoa wa Tanga</i> in <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>) is one of <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>'s 31 administrative <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tanzania" title="Regions of Tanzania">regions</a>. The region covers an area of 26,667 km<sup>2</sup> (10,296 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of <a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regional capital is the municipality of <a href="/wiki/Tanga,_Tanzania" title="Tanga, Tanzania">Tanga</a> city. Located in northeast Tanzania, the region is bordered by <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kilimanjaro_Region" title="Kilimanjaro Region">Kilimanjaro Region</a> to the north; <a href="/wiki/Manyara_Region" title="Manyara Region">Manyara Region</a> to the west; and <a href="/wiki/Morogoro_Region" title="Morogoro Region">Morogoro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pwani_Region" title="Pwani Region">Pwani</a> Regions to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a coastline to the east with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,615,597.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region was previously known as Tanga Province and included <a href="/wiki/Same_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Same District">Same</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mwanga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mwanga District">Mwanga</a> Districts that are at present in <a href="/wiki/Kilimanjaro_Region" title="Kilimanjaro Region">Kilimanjaro Region</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geology_and_terrain">Geology and terrain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geology and terrain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg/220px-Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg/330px-Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg/440px-Tanga_Terrain_Map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="744" /></a><figcaption>Tanga Terrain Map</figcaption></figure> <p>Tanga Region is the 15th largest region by size with an area of 26,667 km<sup>2</sup> (10,296 sq mi), after <a href="/wiki/Songwe_Region" title="Songwe Region">Songwe Region</a> at 27,656 km<sup>2</sup> (10,678 sq mi). An area occupying 3% of the country. In comparison, Tanga is larger than the African nation of <a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a> at 25,680 square kilometers. The Tanga Region shares land borders with four other regions and three regions across the <a href="/wiki/Pemba_Channel" title="Pemba Channel">Pemba Channel</a> namely; <a href="/wiki/Pemba_North_Region" title="Pemba North Region">Pemba North Region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pemba_South_Region" title="Pemba South Region">Pemba South Region</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Zanzibar North">Zanzibar North</a>. Tanga northwestern area is of high elevation, home to the <a href="/wiki/Usambara_Mountains" title="Usambara Mountains">Usambara Mountains</a> with Tanga Region's highest point being <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chambolo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chambolo (page does not exist)">Chambolo</a> peak at 2,289 meters above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest and longest river in Tanga Region is the <a href="/wiki/Pangani_River" title="Pangani River">Pangani River</a>, fed by the <a href="/wiki/Umkomazi_River" title="Umkomazi River">Umkomazi River</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Soni_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Soni River (page does not exist)">Soni River</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lwengera_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lwengera River (page does not exist)">Lwengera River</a>. Tanga Region is located between 4 and 6 degrees south of the Equator. Another major river, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mligasi_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mligasi River (page does not exist)">Mligasi River</a> forms the southern border between Pwani Region and Tanga Region. Tanga Region is also home to largest cave system in East Africa, the <a href="/wiki/Amboni_Caves" title="Amboni Caves">Amboni Caves</a> located a few kilometers north of Tanga city.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flora_and_Fauna">Flora and Fauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Flora and Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tanga is home to rich biodiversity of plants and animals. Tanga Region is home to two major national parks, <a href="/wiki/Mkomazi_National_Park" title="Mkomazi National Park">Mkomazi National Park</a>, shared with southern Kilimanjaro Region. The park is home to the endangered <a href="/wiki/Black_rhinoceros" title="Black rhinoceros">Black rhinoceros</a> and the <a href="/wiki/African_wild_dog" title="African wild dog">African wild dog</a>. The second national park in Tanga Region is the <a href="/wiki/Saadani_National_Park" title="Saadani National Park">Saadani National Park</a>, The only national park in the country that shares an ocean coastline. </p><p>In the northwestern portion of the region is the Usambara mountains with the <a href="/wiki/Amani_Nature_Reserve" title="Amani Nature Reserve">Amani Nature Reserve</a>, home to the endemic fauna such as <a href="/wiki/Amani_Forest_Tree_Frog" class="mw-redirect" title="Amani Forest Tree Frog">Amani Forest Tree Frog</a> and <a href="/wiki/Usambara_torrent_frog" title="Usambara torrent frog">Usambara torrent frog</a>. In the forest, rare bird species like the <a href="/wiki/Usambara_eagle-owl" title="Usambara eagle-owl">Usambara eagle-owl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usambara_weaver" title="Usambara weaver">Usambara weaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usambara_thrush" title="Usambara thrush">Usambara thrush</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Usambara_double-collared_sunbird" title="Usambara double-collared sunbird">Usambara double-collared sunbird</a> are found. In addition, rare reptiles such as <a href="/wiki/Usambara_dwarf_gecko" title="Usambara dwarf gecko">Usambara dwarf gecko</a>, and endangered mammals such as the <a href="/wiki/Usambara_shrew" title="Usambara shrew">Usambara shrew</a> are also found in the mountains.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just off the coast of Tanga is home to the <a href="/wiki/Coelacanth" title="Coelacanth">Coelacanth</a>. Tanga has one of the largest protected marine parks, <a href="/wiki/Tanga_Coelacanth_Marine_Park" title="Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park">Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park</a> .<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The endangered <a href="/wiki/Dugong" title="Dugong">Dugong</a> is found off the coast in <a href="/wiki/Mkinga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mkinga District">Mkinga District</a> near Kirui Island. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tanga Region has a tropical savanna climate with the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> of 49 and Aw. Western Tanga on the Handeni plateau is semi-arid and dry. Where are the Usambara mountains share a more temperate climate. Tanga Region receives annual precipitation level of 1,100 to 1,400 millimeters, often raining in April to May during the <a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">Wet season</a>. Western Tanga Region gets less annual rainfall at 600mm annually, whilst some parts of the <a href="/wiki/Usambara_Mountains" title="Usambara Mountains">Usambara mountains</a> receive up to 2,000mm annually. The average temperature range during the hot months of December to March is a high of 32 and a low of 26 degrees C. In comparison, the average temperature range during the cooler months of May to October is a high of 28 and a low of 20 degrees C.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tanga Region's population in 2012 was around 2,045,205. <a href="/wiki/Lushoto_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lushoto District">Lushoto District</a> having the highest population of 492,441. <a href="/wiki/Pangani_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Pangani District">Pangani District</a> has the lowest population of 54,025.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tanga is home to around six major indigenous ethnic groups. It is the ancestral home to the <a href="/wiki/Bondei_people" title="Bondei people">Bondei people</a> located on the central east coast of the Tanga Region, the majority in Pangani district and <a href="/wiki/Muheza_District" title="Muheza District">Muheza District</a>. Most of western Tanga is home to the <a href="/wiki/Zigula_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Zigula people">Zigula people</a>, the majority in <a href="/wiki/Handeni_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Handeni District">Handeni District</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Shambaa_people" title="Shambaa people">Sambaa</a>, the largest ethnic group in Tanga Region, are mostly found in the northern Tanga Region in the western Usambaras, Lushoto district, western <a href="/wiki/Korogwe_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Korogwe District">Korogwe District</a> and northern Muheza district. The <a href="/wiki/Digo_people" title="Digo people">Digo people</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Segeju_people" title="Segeju people">Segeju people</a> are a small minority within <a href="/wiki/Mkinga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mkinga District">Mkinga District</a> in the northeastern Tanga Region. Lastly the <a href="/wiki/Ngulu_people" title="Ngulu people">Ngulu people</a> are native on the southwestern corner of Tanga Region's <a href="/wiki/Kilindi_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilindi District">Kilindi District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other smaller ethnic groups in Tanga Region include <a href="/wiki/Mbugu_language" title="Mbugu language">Mbugu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pare_people" title="Pare people">Pare people</a>. More recently in history, immigrants from other parts of the country and abroad have found economic opportunities in Tanga Region, including <a href="/wiki/Indians_in_Tanzania" title="Indians in Tanzania">Indians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arabs" title="Arabs">Arabs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Census </th> <th>Population<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,037,767 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,280,212 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,636,280 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,045,205 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,615,597 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religious_communities">Religious communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Religious communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The majority of Tanga Region residents practice <a href="/wiki/Sunni_Islam" title="Sunni Islam">Sunni Islam</a> with elements of <a href="/wiki/African_traditional_faiths" class="mw-redirect" title="African traditional faiths">African traditional faiths</a> since the introduction of Islam to the Tangan coast through trade during the Swahili era in the 9th and 10th centuries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agriculture">Agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tanga is one of East Africa's largest agricultural producers, especially <a href="/wiki/Citrus" title="Citrus">Citrus</a> fruits. Agriculture is the biggest employer in Tanga Region.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The coastal belt 0-15m above sea level covers most of Pangani district, a small coastal strip of Muheza district, Tanga and Mkinga districts. Crops grown in this Tanga coastal belt are <a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconuts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sisal" title="Sisal">sisal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cashew" title="Cashew">cashews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cassava" title="Cassava">cassava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seaweed" title="Seaweed">seaweed</a>. Crops grown in the wet plains of Tanga are similar to the coastal belt minus the seaweed, but include <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Districts">Districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tanga Region is divided into eleven <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Tanzania" title="Districts of Tanzania">districts</a>, each administered by a council:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Districts of Tanga Region </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Map </th> <th style="width: 10em">District </th> <th style="width: 8em">Population<br />(2012 Census) </th> <th style="width: 8em">Population<br />(2022 Census) </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg/300px-Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg/450px-Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg/600px-Tanga_in_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3096" data-file-height="2947" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Handeni_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Handeni District">Handeni District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">276,646 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">384,353 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Handeni_Town_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Handeni Town Council">Handeni Town</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">79,056 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">108,968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kilindi_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilindi District">Kilindi District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">236,833 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">398,391 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Korogwe_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Korogwe District">Korogwe District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">242,038 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">272,870 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Korogwe_Urban_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Korogwe Urban District">Korogwe Town</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">68,308 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">86,551 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lushoto_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lushoto District">Lushoto District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">332,436 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">350,958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muheza_District" title="Muheza District">Muheza District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">204,461 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">238,260 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mkinga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mkinga District">Mkinga District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">118,065 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">146,802 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pangani_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Pangani District">Pangani District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">54,025 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">75,642 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanga District">Tanga City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">273,332 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">393,429 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bumbuli_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Bumbuli District">Bumbuli District</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">160,005 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">159,373 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,045,205</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,615,597</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Kinyonga" title="George Kinyonga">George Kinyonga</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nass" title="Bill Nass">Bill Nass</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_William_Kijazi" title="John William Kijazi">John Kijazi</a>, Tanzanian politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mbegha" title="Mbegha">Mbegha</a>, 19th Century Sambaa King.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimweri_ye_Nyumbai" title="Kimweri ye Nyumbai">Kimweri ye Nyumbai</a>, 19th Century Sambaa King.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimweri_Mputa_Magogo" title="Kimweri Mputa Magogo">Kimweri Mputa Magogo</a>, Last Shambaa King of the Kilindi dynasty.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaaban_bin_Robert" title="Shaaban bin Robert">Shabaan bin Robert</a>, National Poet of Tanzania.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kleist_Sykes" title="Kleist Sykes">Kleist Sykes</a>, Political activist, one of the founding fathers of Tanganyika.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdi_Banda" title="Abdi Banda">Abdi Banda</a>, Tanzanian football player.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Bhuchar" title="Sudha Bhuchar">Sudhar Bhuchar</a>, British actor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_V._Clarke" title="Ronald V. Clarke">Ronald V. Clarke</a>, British criminologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadiel_Kamagi" title="Gadiel Kamagi">Gadiel Kamagi</a>, Tanzanian football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashir_Khanbhai" title="Bashir Khanbhai">Bashir Khanbhai</a>, British politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashid_Matumla" title="Rashid Matumla">Rashid Matumla</a>, Tanzanian boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Riegels" title="Michael Riegels">Michael Riegels</a>, British barrister</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hassan_Mwakinyo" title="Hassan Mwakinyo">Hassan Mwakinyo</a>, Tanzanian boxer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanga_Region&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-GlobalDataLab-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/">"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"</a>. <i>hdi.globaldatalab.org</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180923120638/https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/">Archived</a> from the original on 2018-09-23<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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