Morogoro Region

Morogoro Region Mkoa wa Morogoro  (Swahili)
Region
Uluguru Mountains
Location in Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Coastal
Capital	Morogoro
Government
• Regional Commissioner	Joel Bendera
Area
• Total	70,624 km^2 (27,268 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	2,218,492
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Postcode	67xxx
Area code(s)	023
Website	morogoro.go.tz

Morogoro Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Morogoro. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,218,492, which was higher than the pre-census projection of 2,209,072 .^{[1]:page 2} For 2002-2012, the region's 2.4 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the fourteenth highest in the country.^{[1]:page 4} It was also the 22nd most densely populated region with 31 people per square kilometer.^{[1]:page 6}

Morogoro Region is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the east by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the south by the Ruvuma Region and to the west by the Iringa and Dodoma Regions.

The regional commissioner of the Morogoro Region is Dr.Steven Kebwe.^[2]

Administrative subdivisions

Districts

The region is administratively divided into six districts:

Districts of Morogoro Region
Map	District	Population (2012)
	Gairo	193,011
	Kilombero	407,880
	Kilosa	438,175
	Morogoro	602,114
	Mvomero	312,109
	Ulanga	265,203
	Total	2,218,492

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Morogoro Region had ten constituencies:^[3]

Gairo Constituency Kilombero Constituency Kilosa Constituency Mikumi Constituency Morogoro-Kusini-Mashariki Constituency

Morogoro Kusini Constituency Morogoro Mjini Constituency Mvomero Constituency Ulanga Magharibi Constituency Ulanga Mashariki Constituency

Education

The Morogoro Region has a number of universities, including the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Jordan University College, Morogoro Muslim University, and Mzumbe University. There are also colleges such as Morogoro Teachers' College, Dakawa Teachers' College, and Land College.

References

1. Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
2. Kitabu cha Mawasiliano Serikalini, Tanzania Government Directory, 2012, page 175
3. "Organisations located in Morogoro Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.

Coordinates: 8°00′S 37°00′E / 8.000°S 37.000°E