Place:Ruvuma, Tanzania

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NameRuvuma
Alt namesRuvumasource: Wikipedia
TypeRegion
Coordinates11°S 36.0°E
Located inTanzania     (1963 - )
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Ruvuma Region (Mkoa wa Ruvuma in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,449,830. For 2002–2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country.[1] It was also the 28th most densely populated region with .[1]

The region is named after the Ruvuma River, the second longest river in Tanzania, which forms most of its southern boundary with Niassa province of Mozambique (where it is known as «Rovuma»). The region is also bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the northeast by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara Region, and to the northwest by the Njombe Region. Ruvuma has many different tribes, such as the Mpoto. The largest group in the region being the Ngoni. The highest point in the region is Mount Lukukura at 1,769m.

The regional commissioner of the Ruvuma Region is Christina Solomon Mndeme.

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