Kigoma Region is one of the 31 administrative districts in Tanzania. The regional capital is Kigoma City. According to the 2012 national census, the area had a population of 2,127,930, which is higher than a pre-census projection of 1,971,332. In 2002-2012, the region’s average annual population growth rate of 2.4 percent was tied to the 14th highest in the country. It was also the 16th most densely populated region with a population of 57 people per square kilometer. With an area of 45,066 square kilometers (17,400 sq mi), [3] the area is slightly smaller than Estonia (45,227 square kilometers (17,462 sq mi)).
