Tanzanian regions, found on the map
Find all 31 regions: 26 on the mainland and five in Zanzibar, including Songwe.
31 to find, 8 a run.
4 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Arusha
- Dar es Salaam
- Dodoma
- Geita
- Iringa
- Kagera
- Kaskazini Pemba
- Kaskazini Unguja
- Katavi
- Kigoma
- Kilimanjaro
- Kusini Pemba
- Kusini Unguja
- Lindi
- Manyara
- Mara
- Mbeya
- Mjini Magharibi
- Morogoro
- Mtwara
- Mwanza
- Njombe
- Pwani
- Rukwa
- Ruvuma
- Shinyanga
- Simiyu
- Singida
- Songwe
- Tabora
- Tanga
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Arusha
- Arusha is a northern tourism and regional diplomacy centre.
- Dar es Salaam
- The region contains Tanzania’s largest city and a major port.
- Dodoma
- Dodoma is the capital and seat of Tanzania’s Parliament.
- Iringa
- Iringa town overlooks the southern highland landscape.
- Kagera
- Bukoba is its main administrative centre on Lake Victoria.
- Kaskazini Pemba
- Also called Pemba North, this is one of Zanzibar’s five regions.
- Kaskazini Unguja
- Also called Zanzibar North, this region includes Nungwi and Mkokotoni.
- Kigoma
- Kigoma and nearby Ujiji connect the inland plateau with Lake Tanganyika.
- Kilimanjaro
- The region contains Tanzania’s highest mountain and coffee-growing slopes.
- Kusini Pemba
- Also called Pemba South, it includes Chake Chake and Mkoani.
- Kusini Unguja
- Also called Zanzibar Central/South, it includes Jozani forest.
- Lindi
- The region includes the historic coastal islands of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara.
- Mara
- Musoma is its administrative centre; the region includes much of Serengeti National Park.
- Mbeya
- Mbeya city is a major transport and farming centre in the southern highlands.
- Mjini Magharibi
- Also called Zanzibar Urban/West, it contains Stone Town.
- Morogoro
- The region includes the Uluguru Mountains and Kilombero Valley.
- Mtwara
- The Ruvuma River forms much of the southern international border.
- Mwanza
- Mwanza city is a major lake port and commercial centre.
- Pwani
- Kibaha is the regional capital; Pwani means coast in Swahili.
- Rukwa
- Sumbawanga is its regional capital. Lake Rukwa lies to its east.
- Ruvuma
- Songea is its administrative centre; the region reaches Lake Nyasa in the west.
- Shinyanga
- Shinyanga is an inland farming, livestock and commercial centre.
- Singida
- The region connects central Tanzania with routes to the northwest.
- Tabora
- Tabora was an important centre on nineteenth-century inland caravan routes.
- Tanga
- Tanga city is a port; the Usambara Mountains rise inland.
- Manyara
- Babati is the regional capital. The region includes Lake Manyara’s eastern shore.
- Geita
- Geita is associated with gold mining; the region became separate in 2012.
- Katavi
- Mpanda is the regional capital, near the Katavi wildlife landscapes.
- Njombe
- Njombe is known for highland farming and cooler upland conditions.
- Simiyu
- Bariadi is the regional capital; the region includes western Serengeti landscapes.
- Songwe
- Songwe was created from part of Mbeya in 2016. Vwawa is its regional capital.
How this one works
How many regions are on the map?
31. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 4 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Tanzania page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 31 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Tanzania keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Tanzania
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