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Iringa is one of Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
's 26 administrative regions
Regions of Tanzania

|||}Tanzania is divided into 26 regions :*Arusha Region *Dar es Salaam Region *Dodoma Region *Iringa Region *Kagera Region *Kigoma Region ...
. The regional capital is Iringa
Iringa

Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 112,900 . It is situated at a latitude of 7.77?S and longitude of 35.69?E. The name is derived from the Hehe word lilinga, meaning fort....
. 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 kmē (800 mi sq).

The Iringa region has a population of 1,495,333, according to a 2002 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
.

Iringa Region is home to Ruaha National Park
Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park is the largest national park in Tanzania. It covers an area of about 20,200 km?. It is located in the middle of Tanzania about 130 km from Iringa....
, 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.






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Tanzania Iringa
Iringa is one of Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
's 26 administrative regions
Regions of Tanzania

|||}Tanzania is divided into 26 regions :*Arusha Region *Dar es Salaam Region *Dodoma Region *Iringa Region *Kagera Region *Kigoma Region ...
. The regional capital is Iringa
Iringa

Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 112,900 . It is situated at a latitude of 7.77?S and longitude of 35.69?E. The name is derived from the Hehe word lilinga, meaning fort....
. 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 kmē (800 mi sq).

The Iringa region has a population of 1,495,333, according to a 2002 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
.

Iringa Region is home to Ruaha National Park
Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park is the largest national park in Tanzania. It covers an area of about 20,200 km?. It is located in the middle of Tanzania about 130 km from Iringa....
, 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.

District

The region is divided into seven districts: Iringa Rural
Iringa Rural

Iringa Rural is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Dodoma Region, to the East by the Kilolo and encirclesIringa Urban District, to the South by the Mufindi, to the Southwest by the Mbeya Region and to the Northwest by the Singida Region....
 and Iringa Urban
Iringa Urban

Iringa Municipality is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Iringa Rural District, to the East by the Iringa Rural District, to the South by the Kilolo District, and to the West by the Iringa Rural District....
, Kilolo
Kilolo

Kilolo is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North and East by the Morogoro Region, to the South by the Mufindi District and to the West by the Iringa Rural District....
, Ludewa
Ludewa

Ludewa is one of 7 districts in the Iringa Region in Tanzania. It is also the name of the capital city of the district which goes by the same name....
 (8,397 square kilometers), Makete
Makete

Makete is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North and West by the Mbeya Region, to the East by the Njombe and to the South by the Ludewa....
 (4,128 square kilometers), Mufindi
Mufindi

Mufindi is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kilolo and Iringa Urban Districts, to the South by the Njombe, to the East by the Morogoro Region and to the West by the Singida Region....
 (7,123 square kilometers), and Njombe
Njombe

Njombe is one of the 7 districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Mufindi, to the South by the Ludewa, to the East by the Morogoro Region and Ruvuma Region Regions, to the West by the Makete and to the Northwest by the Mbeya Region....
 (10,242 square kilometers).

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