- Iringa Region
Iringa is one of
Tanzania 's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital isIringa . The total area is 58,936 square kilometers (22,755 square miles), of which land area is 56,864 km sq (21,955 mi sq) and water area is 2,070 km² (800 mi sq).The Iringa region has a population of 1,495,333, according to a
2002 census [http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/iringa.htm] .Iringa Region is home to
Ruaha National Park , Tanzania's second largest park, which has an abundance of wildlife and approximately 7,500 visitors per year.The Regional Commissioner of the Iringa Region is Halima Y. Kasungu. [http://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html]
District
The region is divided into seven districts:
Iringa Rural andIringa Urban ,Kilolo ,Ludewa (8,397 square kilometers),Makete (4,128 square kilometers),Mufindi (7,123 square kilometers), andNjombe (10,242 square kilometers).ources
* [http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/iringa.htm 2002 Iringa Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census]
* [http://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html Tanzanian Government Directory Database]
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