Morogoro Region is one of Tanzania’s 31 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. 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. (Source; Wikipedia// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morogoro_Region)
Dar es Salaam is a city located in Tanzania and was formerly known as Mzizima. It was once the capital city until 1974, when Dodoma was named as the capital. However, today, Dar es Salaam remains the largest city in Tanzania in terms of population. In fact, its population is the largest in all of East Africa. The total population of Dar es Salaam is over 6,368,272. In addition, it is Tanzania’s most prominent city in arts, fashion, media, music, film and television and a leading financial centre. The city is the leading arrival and departure point for most tourists who visit Tanzania, including the national parks for safaris and the islands of Unguja and Pemba.
Dar es Salaam is also the largest and most populous Swahili-speaking city in the world.The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA, under construction) and PSPF Pension Twin Towers both in the background are the tallest in East and Central Africa. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, which is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions and consists of five districts: Kinondoni in the north, Ilala in the centre, Ubungo, Temeke in the south and Kigamboni in the east across the Kurasini creek. The region had a population of 6,368,272 as of the official 2012 census (Source; Wikipedia// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam)
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),[2] 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”. (Sources; Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwani_Region
