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Tanzania

Also Known As United Republic of Tanzania
Eastern Africa

Tanzania is an East African country bordering Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the east. It contains Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, and three of the African Great Lakes lie partly within its borders: Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi. The mainland was administered as German East Africa and later as British-ruled Tanganyika, gaining independence in 1961; it united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form the modern United Republic of Tanzania.

Facts
Capital
Dodoma 2
Population
67,462,121 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
947,303 2
Independence or Founding Year
1961 2
Tanganyika became independent from the United Kingdom on 9 December 1961; Zanzibar followed on 10 December 1963; the two united on 26 April 1964 to form Tanzania. 1961 is recorded here as Tanganyika's own independence, the continuous mainland state Tanzania is the successor of.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Tanzania

Cities

FAQs

Is Dodoma or Dar es Salaam the capital of Tanzania?

Dodoma is the capital; Dar es Salaam is the largest city and commercial centre.

Dodoma is the capital. Wikipedia describes the federal capital as located in Government City (Dodoma). The former capital, Dar es Salaam, keeps most government offices and is the country's largest city, principal port and leading commercial centre.
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Arusha, Cities
Source Arusha (Wikipedia)
Arusha Region, States or Territories

Arusha Region is a region of Tanzania.

Source Arusha Region (Wikipedia)
Dar es Salaam, Cities
Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)

Dar es Salaam Region is a region of Tanzania.

Source Dar es Salaam Region (Wikipedia)
Dodoma, Cities
Source Dodoma (Wikipedia)
Dodoma Region, States or Territories

Dodoma Region is a region of Tanzania.

Source Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Mwanza, Cities
Source Mwanza (Wikipedia)
Mwanza Region, States or Territories

Mwanza Region is a region of Tanzania.

Source Mwanza Region (Wikipedia)
Source Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Wikipedia)
Source Serengeti National Park (Wikipedia)
Source Sub-Saharan Africa (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Source East African Rift (Wikipedia)
Source Nile (Wikipedia)
Source Serengeti (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Source Lake Tanganyika (Wikipedia)
Source Lake Victoria (Wikipedia)
Rwanda, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Rwanda

Has Capital

Dodoma, Cities
Source Dodoma (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Same As

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Governed By

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Source Samia Suluhu Hassan (Wikipedia)tier 2

Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: George Mcheche Masaju

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Source Wikipedia: Mohamed Chande OthmanLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Mohamed Chande Othman (born 1 January 1952) is a Tanzanian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Tanzania.

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Source Abdallah Possi (Wikipedia)Lead
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Abdallah Saleh Possi (born 25 August 1979) is a Tanzanian diplomat who serves as Tanzania's Permanent Representative to The United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva.

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Source Julius Nyerere (Wikipedia)Lead
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Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili: [ˈdʒulius kɑᵐbɑˈɾɑɠɛ ɲɛˈɾɛɾɛ]; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist.

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Source Samia Suluhu Hassan (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
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Samia Suluhu Hassan ( SAH-mee-ah soo-LOO-hoo HA-san; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician and the sixth president of Tanzania, serving since 19 March 2021.

Origin Of

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Source Arusha Declaration (Wikipedia)Lead
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is known as Tanzania’s most prominent political statement of African Socialism

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Location Of

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Source Uganda-Tanzania War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Uganda and Tanzania

Site Of

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Source Old Dispensary (Zanzibar) (Wikipedia)

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Source University of Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM; Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam) is a public university located in Ubungo District, in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.

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Found There

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Source Angoni vlei rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record: Hylomyscus anselli (Ansell's Wood Mouse)Descriptions, distribution
Quote, Descriptions, distribution
Recorded from the Ufipa Plateau in SW Tanzania and the highlands in N Zambia

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Source Ansorge's brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Tanzania
Quote, Distribution, Tanzania
in East Africa from Uganda through Western Kenya to Northern Tanzania

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Source Arc Mountain wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is native to central Tanzania and northern Malawi.

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Source Australopithecus afarensis (Wikipedia)Lead, Laetoli
Quote, Lead, Laetoli
Laetoli, Tanzania

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Source Black and red bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, localities
Quote, Lead, localities
In Malawi, it is found in Misuku Hills and Nyika Plateau and in Tanzania Poroto Mountains and Mount Rungwe

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Source Black-tailed gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

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Source Boehm's bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range tanzania
Quote, Lead, range tanzania
Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Boehm's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia

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Source Brockman's rock mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

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Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.

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Source Bushpig (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is also known to inhabit Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Source Bushveld gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

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Source Common eland (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution, where it lives (5)
Quote, Habitat and distribution, where it lives (5)
Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, (Kenya); Serengeti National Park, Ruaha National Park and Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, (Tanzania); Kagera National Park (Rwanda); Nyika National Park (Malawi); Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda); Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda); Luangwa Valley and Kafue National Park

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Source Common genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
In North Africa, the common genet occurs along the western Mediterranean coast, and in a broad band from Senegal and Mauritania in the west throughout the savannah zone south of the Sahara to Somalia and Tanzania in the east.

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Source Common rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Tanzania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world
  • Infobox, Capital
    Dodoma
  • Infobox, Population
    2024 estimate 67,462,121
  • Infobox, Area
    Total 947,303 km2 (365,756 sq mi)
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Tanzania
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    1,424 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record TZA, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record TZA, incomeLevel
"name": "Tanzania", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Tanzania
Wikidata Q924, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The SerengetiView the Source
Lake Victoria (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Victoria, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Victoria, Lead section
Tanzania occupies 49% (33,700 km2 (13,000 sq mi)), Uganda 45% (31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)), and Kenya 6% (4,100 km2 (1,600 sq mi)).
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Lake Tanganyika (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Tanganyika, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Tanganyika, Lead section
The lake is shared among four countries-Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC), Burundi, and Zambia-with Tanzania (46%) and the DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake.
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Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Malawi, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Malawi, Lead section
located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
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Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Nile, Article text
Quote, Associated With: The Nile, Article text
Eleven countries are wholly or partially within the basin: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Dodoma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Dodoma, Infobox, Country
    Tanzania
  • Has Capital: Dodoma, Lead section
    Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Dar es Salaam, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Dar es Salaam, Infobox, Country
Tanzania
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Arusha (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Arusha, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Arusha, Infobox, Country
tanzania
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Mwanza (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Mwanza, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Mwanza, Infobox, Country
tanzania
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East African Rift (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Great Rift Valley, Extent section
Quote, Associated With: The Great Rift Valley, Extent section
The Western Rift Valley includes the Albertine Rift, which transects Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi through the Ruzizi Plain, and farther south Tanzania, Zambia, the valley of Lake Malawi and Mozambique.
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Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Quote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.
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Wikidata: Serengeti National Park
Encompasses: Serengeti National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Encompasses: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Selous Game Reserve
Encompasses: Selous Game Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Kilimanjaro National Park
Encompasses: Kilimanjaro National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Swaga Swaga Game Reserve
Encompasses: Swaga Swaga Game Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Kilimanjaro Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kilimanjaro Region, Lead [part-of]
Quote, Encompasses: Kilimanjaro Region, Lead [part-of]
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Rwanda
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Rwanda, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Rwanda, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Tanzania 222 km
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Kahama (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kahama, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kahama, Lead
Kahama is a town in north-western Tanzania.
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Kasulu (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kasulu, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kasulu, Lead
the fourteenth most populous city in Tanzania
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Songea (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Songea, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Songea, Lead
in southwestern Tanzania
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Musoma (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Musoma, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Musoma, Lead
Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania.
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Shinyanga (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Shinyanga, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Shinyanga, Lead
is a city in northern Tanzania
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Njombe (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Njombe, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Njombe, Lead
is a town in southern Tanzania
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Bukoba (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Bukoba, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Bukoba, Lead
situated in the northwest of Tanzania
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Kibaha (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kibaha, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kibaha, Lead
in eastern Tanzania
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Mtwara (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mtwara, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Mtwara, Lead
in southeastern Tanzania
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Mpanda (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mpanda, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Mpanda, Lead
is a city in Katavi Region of Tanzania
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Tunduma (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Tunduma, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Tunduma, Lead
Tunduma is a city in Songwe Region, Tanzania
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Makambako (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Makambako, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Makambako, Lead
in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands
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Handeni (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Handeni, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Handeni, Lead
Tanga Region, Tanzania
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Lindi (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lindi, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Lindi, Lead
Lindi is a historic coastal town in southern Tanzania
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Korogwe (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Korogwe, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Korogwe, Lead
Korogwe is a town in Tanzania
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Mafinga (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mafinga, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Mafinga, Lead
one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania
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Nansio (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Nansio, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Nansio, Lead
Nansio is a small Tanzanian port town
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Ruvuma Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Ruvuma Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Ruvuma Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Mara Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mara Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Mara Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Shinyanga Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Shinyanga Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Shinyanga Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Njombe Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Njombe Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Njombe Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Kagera Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kagera Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kagera Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Pwani Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Pwani Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Pwani Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Mtwara Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mtwara Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Mtwara Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Katavi Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Katavi Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Katavi Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Lindi Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lindi Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Lindi Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
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Arusha Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Arusha Region, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Arusha Region, Lead paragraph
Mkoa wa Arusha) is one of Tanzania'
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Mwanza Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Mwanza Region, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Mwanza Region, Lead paragraph
Mwanza in Swahili) is one of Tanzania'
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Dar es Salaam Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Dar es Salaam Region, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Dar es Salaam Region, Lead paragraph
Dar es Salaam) is one of Tanzania'
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Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Dodoma Region, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Dodoma Region, Lead paragraph
Dodoma in Swahili) is one of Tanzania'
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