Kigoma Region

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Kigoma Region

Kigoma 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 Kigoma

Kigoma

Kigoma is a town and lake port in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of 130,142 and an elevation of 775 m....
. It is bordered to the North by the Kagera Region

Kagera Region

Kagera Region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania. Bukoba, Kagera Region's capital, is a fast growing town situated on the shore of Lake Victoria....
, to the East by the Shinyanga

Shinyanga Region

Shinyanga Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Shinyanga. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanza Region, Mara Region, and Kagera Region Regions, and to the south by the Tabora Region....
and Tabora

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....
Regions, to the South by the Rukwa Region

Rukwa Region

Rukwa is one of the 26 Regions of Tanzania of Tanzania. Sumbawanga serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the north by Kigoma Region and Tabora Region 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 Republic of the C...
, to the West by Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa . It is estimated to be the List of lakes by volume in the world by volume, and the List of lakes by depth, after Lake Baikal in Siberia....
which forms a border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo , is a country in central Africa with a small length of Atlantic coastline. It is the third largest list of African countries in order of geographical area....
and to the Northwest by Burundi

Burundi

Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west....
.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kigoma Region was 1,679,109.

The Regional Commissioner of the Kigoma Region is Kanal E.A.

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Districts

The Kigoma Region is administratively divided into 4 districts: Kibondo

Kibondo

Kibondo is one of the 4 districts of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kagera Region, to the East by the Shinyanga Region and Tabora Region Regions, to the South by the Kigoma Urban, to the West by the Kasulu and to the Northwest by Burundi....
, Kasulu

Kasulu

Kasulu is one of the 4 districts of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by Burundi, to the East by the Kibondo and to the South by the Kigoma Rural and Kigoma Urban Districts....
, Kigoma Urban and Kigoma Rural.

Kigoma Region

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