Ruvuma Region

Ruvuma Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,449,830.[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 28th most densely populated region with 22 people per square kilometer.[2]^{:page 6}

Ruvuma Region Mkoa wa Ruvuma  (Swahili)
Region
Ponds in Songea
Location in Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Southern Highlands
Capital	Songea
Area
• Total	63,669 km^2 (24,583 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,376,891
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	57xxx
Area code(s)	025
HDI (2018)	0.533[1] low · 11th of 25
Website	Regional website

The region is named after the Ruvuma River, which forms most of its southern boundary with Portuguese-speaking Mozambique (where it is known as «Rovuma»). The region is also bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the northeast by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, and to the northwest by the Njombe Region. Ruvuma has many different tribes, such as the Mpoto.

The regional commissioner of the Ruvuma Region is Christina Solomon Mndeme.[3]

Administrative divisions

Districts

The region is administratively divided into five districts:

Districts of Ruvuma Region
Map	District	Population (2012 Census)
	Mbinga District	353,683
	Namtumbo District	201,639
	Nyasa District	146,160
	Songea District	173,821
	Songea Municipal	203,309
	Tunduru District	298,279
	Total	1,376,891

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections, the Ruvuma Region had six constituencies:[4]

1. Nyasa Constituency
2. Mbinga Mjini Constituency
3. Mbinga Vijijini Constituency
4. Namtumbo Constituency
5. Peramiho Constituency
6. Songea Mjini Constituency
7. Tunduru Constituency
8. Madaba Constituency

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 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
3. Kitabu cha Mawasiliano Serikalini, Tanzania Government Directory, 2012, page 188
4. "Organisations located in Ruvuma Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.