Mbeya is one of Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

's 26 administrative regions

Regions of Tanzania

Tanzania is divided into 26 regions.-See also:* list of Tanzanian regions by area ranks the regions by their total area, land area, and water area.* Districts of Tanzania* ISO 3166-2:TZ-External links:*...

. The regional capital is Mbeya

Mbeya

Mbeya is a city located in southwest Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population was 280,000 in 2005. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region ....

. It is bordered to the northwest by Tabora Region

Tabora Region

Tabora Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Tabora town. Tabora region is famous for its distinguishable honey and timber activities....

, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the East by Iringa Region

Iringa Region

Iringa is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Iringa. The total area is , of which land area is 56,864 km sq and water area is 2,070 km² ....

, to the South by Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

 and Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

 and to the West by Rukwa Region

Rukwa Region

Rukwa is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Sumbawanga serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the north by Kigoma and Tabora Regions, to the east by Mbeya Region, to the south by Zambia and to the west by Lake Tanganyika which forms a border between the region and the Democratic...

. Mbeya Region is occupied by several different ethnic groups including the Nyakyusa

Nyakyusa

The Nyakyusa are an African ethnic and linguistic group who live in the fertile mountains of southern Tanzania and northern Malawi—former German East Africa. They speak the Nyakyusa language, a member of the Bantu language family...

, Ndali, Nyiha, Nyamwanga, Safwa

Safwa

The Safwa are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the mountains of the Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The Safwa language is a member of the large Niger–Congo language family group. Alternate names for Safwa are Ishisafwa, Cisafwa, and Kisafwa. Its dialects are Guruka, Mbwila, Poroto, and Songwe...

, Malila, Vwanji (or Wanji), Bungu, Sangu, Wanda and Sichela.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mbeya Region was 2,070,046.

The Regional Commissioner for the Mbeya Region is John Livingstone Mwakipesile.

Districts

The Mbeya Region is administratively divided into 8 districts: Chunya

Chunya

Chunya is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Tabora Region, to the Northeast by the Singida Region, to the East by the Mbarali District, to the South by the Mbeya Rural and Mbozi Districts, and to the West by the Rukwa Region.According to the...

, Mbarali

Mbarali

Mbarali is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North and East by the Iringa Region, to the South by the Mbeya Rural District and to the West by the Chunya District....

, Mbozi

Mbozi

Mbozi is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Chunya District, to the East by the Mbeya Urban and Ileje Districts, to the South by Zambia and to the West by the Rukwa Region....

, Rungwe

Rungwe

Rungwe is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mbeya Rural District, to the East by the Iringa Region, to the Southeast by the Kyela District, to the Southwest by the Ileje District and to the West by the Mbeya Urban District.According to the...

, Kyela

Kyela

Kyela is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Rungwe District, to the Northeast by the Iringa Region, to the Southeast by Lake Nyasa, to the South by Malawi and to the West by the Ileje District....

 (which includes the Ikama

Ikama

Ikama is an administrative ward in the Kyela district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 8,522.-References:...

 administrative ward), Ileje

Ileje

Ileje is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mbeya Urban and Rungwe Districts, to the East by the Kyela District, to the Northwest by the Mbozi District and to the South by Zambia and Malawi....

, Mbeya Urban

Mbeya Urban

Mbeya Urban is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania and comprises the area of Mbeya town. It is bordered to the North by the Mbeya Rural District, to the East by the Rungwe District, to the South by the Ileje District and to the West by the Mbozi District.According to the 2002...

 and Mbeya Rural

Mbeya Rural

Mbeya Rural is one of the 8 districts of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mbarali and Chunya Districts, to the South by the Mbeya Urban and Rungwe Districts, to the East by the Iringa Region and to the West by the Mbozi District....

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