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Pwani Region Guide – Tanzania

Pwani Region is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,098,668, which was slightly lower than the pre-census projection of 1,110,917.

From 2002 to 2012, the region’s 2.2 percent average annual population growth rate was the seventeenth-highest in the country.It was also the 21st most densely populated region with 34 people per square kilometer.

With a size of 32,407 square kilometres (12,512 sq mi), the region is slightly larger than the U.S. state of Maryland (32,133 square kilometres (12,407 sq mi)).

The region is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the east by the Dar es Salaam Region and the Indian Ocean, to the south by the Lindi Region, and to the west by the Morogoro Region. The word “pwani” in Kiswahili means “coast”.

Pwani Sub Division

The population development in Pwani as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Census 1988-08-27	Population Census 2002-08-01	Population Census 2012-08-26
Pwani	Region	636,103	885,017	1,098,668
Bagamoyo	District	173,871	228,967	311,740
Kibaha	District	…	…	70,209
Kibaha Town	Town	…	…	128,488
Kisarawe	District	78,290	95,323	101,598
Mafia	District	33,079	40,557	46,438
Mkuranga	District	114,973	186,927	222,921
Rufiji	District	153,938	202,001	217,274
Tanzania	United Republic	23,174,336	34,443,603	44,928,923

Source: National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania (web).

Explanation: Area figures of districts are calculated from geospatial data.

Further Population Figures:

MalesFemales49%51%

Gender	Persons
Males	537,826
Females	560,842

Gender (C 2012)
Males	537,826
Females	560,842

RuralUrban32.8%67.2%

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	738,297
Urban	360,371

Urbanization (C 2012)
Rural	738,297
Urban	360,371

0-14 years15-64 years65+ years39.9%53.9%

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	438,640
15-64 years	591,975
65+ years	68,053

Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years	438,640
15-64 years	591,975
65+ years	68,053

0-9 years10-19 years30-39 years40-49 years50-59 years60-69 years70-79 years80+ years

Age Distribution	Persons
0-9 years	304,869
10-19 years	239,585
30-39 years	139,399
40-49 years	89,382
50-59 years	56,378
60-69 years	42,465
70-79 years	29,289
80+ years	21,962

Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years	304,869
10-19 years	239,585
30-39 years	139,399
40-49 years	89,382
50-59 years	56,378
60-69 years	42,465
70-79 years	29,289
80+ years	21,962

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