Tanzania is a country in East African known for its vast wilderness areas that include plains of Serengeti National Park, a safari populated by the elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s tallest mountain. Offshore lies the tropical islands of Zanzibar and Mafia, with a marine park, home to whale sharks and coral reefs.
Official name: United Republic of Tanzania Capital: Dodoma Official languages: Swahili, English Currency: Tanzanian Shilling Dialing code: +255 Population: 61,741,120 (2022 Census) Land area (sq.km): 885,803
Tanzania administrative areas
Tanzania is a union of Tanganyika (Tanzania Mainland) and Zanzibar (Tanzania Zanzibar).
Administratively, Tanzania comprises 31 regions (26 regions in Tanzania Mainland and 5 regions in Tanzania Zanzibar.
Most populated region In the 2022 Census, Dar es Salaam Region was found to have the largest population of 5.4 million accounting for 8.7 percent of the country’s total population.
Least populated region The region with the smallest population is Kusini Unguja with a population of 195,873 that is equivalent to 0.3 percent of the country’s total population
