Shinyanga Region

Shinyanga Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,534,808.[2]^{:page 2} For 2002-2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country.[2]^{:page 4} It was also the tenth most densely populated region with 81 people per square kilometer.[2]^{:page 6} With a size of 50,781 square kilometres (19,607 sq mi),[3] the region is slightly smaller than Costa Rica (51,100 square kilometres (19,700 sq mi)).

Shinyanga Region Mkoa wa Shinyanga  (Swahili)
Region
Williamson diamond Pud stroker mine in Mwadui.
Regional map before partition in 2012
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Lake
Capital	Shinyanga
Government
• Regional Commissioner	Ali Rufunga
Area
• Total	18,901 km^2 (7,298 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,534,808
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	37xxx
Area code(s)	028
HDI (2018)	0.490[1] low · 20th of 25
Website	Regional website

The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regions and to the south by the Tabora Region. Kigoma Region borders to the west, and the Simiyu Region to the east.

Districts

As of 2012, the region is administratively divided into six districts:[4]

Districts of Shinyanga Region
Map with main roads in green	District	Population (2012 Census)
	Kahama Town	242,208
	Kishapu District	272,990
	Msalala District^*	250,727
	Shinyanga District	334,417
	Shinyanga Municipal	161,391
	Ushetu District^**	273,075
	Total	1,534,808

Notes:

^* - representing the northeast portion of the former Kahama District
^** - representing the southwest portion of the former Kahama District

Culture

The three predominant tribes of the Shinyanga region are the Sukuma, Nyamwezi, and Sumbwa tribes.

Economy

The traditional agriculture in the area varies as follows;

Food crops

1. Maize
2. Rice

Cash crops

1. Cotton

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
2. Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived June 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Statistical Abstract 2011, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
4. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.