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Mtwara

Region in Tanzania

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1988-08-27
Population
Census
2002-08-01
Population
Census
2012-08-26
MtwaraRegion889,1001,124,4811,270,854
Masasi RuralDistrict......247,993
Masasi TownTown......102,696
Mtwara MunicipalMunicipality76,68692,156108,299
Mtwara RuralDistrict169,304204,157228,003
NanyumbuDistrict......150,857
NewalaDistrict161,156183,344205,492
TandahimbaDistrict146,506203,837227,514
TanzaniaUnited Republic23,174,33634,443,60344,928,923

Source: National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania (web).

Explanation: Area figures of districts are calculated from geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2012)
Males599,648
Females671,206
Urbanization (C 2012)
Rural979,350
Urban291,504
Age Groups (C 2012)
0-14 years489,475
15-64 years696,593
65+ years84,786
Age Distribution (C 2012)
0-9 years335,215
10-19 years261,071
20-29 years186,346
30-39 years165,727
40-49 years119,273
50-59 years82,838
60-69 years61,776
70-79 years38,969
80+ years19,639