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Morogoro Region

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Country
  
Tanzania

Capital
  
Morogoro

Postcode
  
67xxx

Area
  
70,624 km²

Area code
  
023

Zone
  
Coastal

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Website
  
morogoro.go.tz

Population
  
2.218 million (2012)

Team
  
Polisi Dodoma

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Colleges and Universities
  
Sokoine University of Agricult, Mzumbe University, Jordan University College, Muslim University of Morog

Points of interest
  
Selous Game Reserve, Uluguru Mountains, Mahenge, Sanje Falls, Udzungwa National Park Entr

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Morogoro Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Morogoro. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,218,492, which was higher than the pre-census projection of 2,209,072 . For 2002-2012, the region's 2.4 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the fourteenth highest in the country. It was also the 22nd most densely populated region with 31 people per square kilometer.

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Map of Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Morogoro Region 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.

The regional commissioner of the Morogoro Region is Dr.Steven Kebwe.

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Districts

The region is administratively divided into six districts:

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Morogoro Region had ten constituencies:

Education

The Morogoro Region has a number of universities, including the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Jordan University College, Morogoro Muslim University, and Mzumbe University. There are also colleges such as Morogoro Teachers' College, Dakawa Teachers' College, and Land College.

References

Morogoro Region Wikipedia