Districts of Tanzania

In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region.

The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are separately administered by their own councils, and while administratively within a region, are not considered to be located within a district. The districts are listed below, by unofficial area then region:

Ten most populated districts

1. Kinondoni Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
   (1,775,049 inhabitants)
2. Temeke Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
   (1,368,881 inhabitants)
3. Ilala Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region
   (1,220,611 inhabitants)
4. Geita District Council, Geita Region
   (807,619 inhabitants)
5. Sengerema District Council, Mwanza Region
   (663,034 inhabitants)
6. Muleba District Council, Kagera Region
   (540,310 inhabitants)
7. Kahama District Council, Shinyanga Region
   (523,802 inhabitants)
8. Nzega District Council, Tabora Region
   (502,252 inhabitants)
9. Lushoto District Council, Tanga Region
   (492,441 inhabitants)
10. Moshi District Council, Kilimanjaro Region
    (466,737 inhabitants)