- Tanga Region
Tanga Region is one of the 26 regions of
Tanzania . Its Regional Headquarters is in Tanga.According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the region has a population of 1,642,015 people. The Regional Commissioner for Tanga is Abdulaziz Mohamed.
The region is bordered to the north by
Kenya andKilimanjaro Region , to the East by theIndian Ocean , to the South by Pwani and Morogoro regions, and to the West byManyara Region .The Region was previously known as Tanga Province, which, however, included the Same and Mwanga districts which are at present in
Kilimanjaro Region .Districts
Tanga Region has seven districts: Tanga,
Muheza ,Korogwe ,Lushoto ,Pangani ,Handeni andKilindi .Tribes
The tribes that have migrated to the Region are the
Pare , Wataita,Wasambaa , Wambugu,Segeju , Wadigo andWanago .ources
* [http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/tanga.htm Tanga Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census]
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