Tabora Region


Tabora Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,291,623, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 2,539,715. For 2002–2012, the region's 2.9 percent average annual population growth rate was the ninth-highest in the country. It was also the 24th-most-densely-populated region with 30 people per square kilometre. The region's average household size of 6.0 persons was the third-highest in the country.
The region is in the central-western part of the country. It is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, to the east by Singida Region, to the south by Mbeya Region, to the southwest by Katavi Region, to the west by Kigoma Region, and to the northwest by Geita Region. With a size of, the region is slightly larger than Panama. Therefore, with its size, Tabora Region is Tanzania's largest region by area. Forest reserves cover , and game reserves cover . Most economic activity in the region is agricultural.
The regional commissioner of Tabora is Aggrey Mwanri.

Districts

The region is administratively divided into seven districts: