Ruvuma is a region in
TanzaniaThe 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...
. It is named after the
Ruvuma RiverRuvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in East Africa, forming during the greater part of its course the border between Tanzania and Mozambique . It is long, with a drainage basin in size...
which forms most of its southern boundary with
MozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. It is also bordered to the North by the
Morogoro RegionMorogoro Region is one of the regions of Tanzania. Its capital is Morogoro. It is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the South by the Ruvuma Region and to the West by the Iringa and Dodoma Regions....
, to the Northeast by the
Lindi RegionLindi is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is also called Lindi.The Lindi region borders on Pwani, Morogoro, Ruvuma, and Mtwara. Much of the western part of the region is in the Selous Game Reserve....
, to the East by the
Mtwara RegionMtwara is a southern region of Tanzania which has been underdeveloped for a long time: development is constrained by the lack of highway and energy infrastructures. The Dar es Salaam-Kibiti-Lindi-Mtwara road has been improved by the completion of the Mkapa bridge over the Rufiji River...
and to the Northwest by the
Iringa RegionIringa 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 ....
. Ruvuma has a lot of
tribeA tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
s, such as the
MpotoThe Mpoto are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Mbinga District of Ruvuma Region in southern Tanzania, along the northeast shore of Lake Malawi...
. The capital is
SongeaSongea is the capital of the Ruvuma Region in southeastern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 130,000, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907 the city was a centre of African resistance during the Maji...
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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Ruvuma Region was 1,117,166.
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/ruvuma.htm
The Regional Commissioner of the Ruvuma Region is Hon. Monica Mbega.
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html
Districts
The Ruvuma Region is administratively divided into 5 districts:
TunduruTunduru is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Lindi Region, to the East by the Mtwara Region, to the South by Mozambique and to the West by the Namtumbo District....
,
MbingaMbinga is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Iringa Region, to the East by the Songea Rural and Songea Urban Districts, to the South by Mozambique and to the West by Lake Nyasa....
,
NamtumboNamtumbo is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Morogoro Region, to the East by the Tunduru District, to the South by Mozambique and to the East by the Songea Urban and Songea Rural Districts....
,
Songea UrbanSongea Urban is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Songea Rural District, to the East by the Namtumbo District, to the South by Mozambique and to the West by the Mbinga District....
and
Songea RuralSongea Rural is one of the 5 districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Morogoro Region, to the East by the Namtumbo District, to the South by the Songea Urban District, to the West by the Mbinga District and to the Northwest by the Iringa Region.According to the...
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