Manyara Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,497,555.Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 For 2002–2012, the region's 3.2 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the third highest in the country. It was also the 22nd most densely populated region with 32 people per square kilometre.
Geography Lake Manyara is in the northern part of the region. It is bordered to the north by the Arusha Region, to the northeast by the Kilimanjaro Region, to the east by the Tanga Region, to the south by the Dodoma Region, to the southeast by the Morogoro Region, to the southwest by the Singida Region, and to the northwest by the Simiyu Region. The highest mountain in the Manyara Region is Mount Hanang.
Demographics
Manyara Region is inhabited by various ethnolinguistic groups and communities. The latter include the Assa, Gorowa, Kw'adza, Mbugwe, Datooga, Maasai and Barabaig and Irakw,Matthiessen, Peter (2010). The Tree Where Man Was Born. Penguin Classics. pp. 275–276. . which is the largest ethnic group in the region.
Administration The regional commissioner of the Manyara Region is Queen Curthbet Sendiga .Kitabu cha Mawasiliano Serikalini, Tanzania Government Directory, 2012, page 170
Economy Residents of the Manyara Region are mostly farmers. The region's economy is based on the mining of Tanzanite gems on the Mererani Hills in the north on the border with the Arusha Region. Other sources of income are from tourism in the Tarangire National Park, which is entirely located in the region, and Lake Manyara National Park.
Transport Road One paved road passes through the western part of Manyara Region. Paved trunk road T14 from Singida connects with trunk road T5 in Babati town. Trunk road T5 from Dodoma to Arusha passes through the region; it is paved from Arusha up to Dodoma.
Administrative divisions Districts Manyara Region is divided into six districts, each administered by a council:
Districts of Manyara Region Map District Population(2012 Census) Babati District 312,392 Babati Town 93,108 Hanang District 275,990 Kiteto District 244,669 Mbulu District 320,279 Simanjiro District 178,693 Total 1,425,131
Notable people Gabriel Geay, Long distance runner, national record in Marathon from Babati District John Stephen Akhwari, Athlete from Mbulu District, Manyara Zakayo Malekwa, Athlete, Javelin national record holder Fabiano Joseph Nassi, Athlete from Babati, Manyara. Gidamis Shahanga, Athlete from Katesh, Hanang District, Manyara Frederick Sumaye, 7th Tanzanian Prime Minister
See also List of protected areas of Tanzania
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