Tanzania topographic maps
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Tanga Region
Tanga Region is the 15th largest region by size with an area of 26,667 km2 (10,296 sq mi), after Songwe Region at 27,656 km2 (10,678 sq mi). An area occupying 3% of the country. In comparison, Tanga is larger than the African nation of Burundi at 25,680 square kilometers. The Tanga Region shares land borders…
Average elevation: 576 m
Uhuru Peak
Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major hiking and climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and ice fields, which are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035, it has been the subject of many scientific…
Average elevation: 5,494 m
Morogoro Region
The Morogoro region has a total size of 73,039 square kilometers, which is split between land (70,967 square kilometers, or 97.2 percent of the total area), and water (2,073 km2 or 2.8 percent). As of 2012, Ulanga District is the largest district,Malinyi DC comes in second with 17.0 percent of the region's…
Average elevation: 539 m
Arusha
Despite its proximity to the equator, Arusha's elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) on the southern slopes of Mount Meru keeps temperatures relatively low and alleviates humidity. Cool dry air is prevalent for much of the year. The temperature typically ranges between 10 and 30 °C (50 and 86 °F) with an…
Average elevation: 1,572 m
Kigoma Region
Kigoma Region is on a plateau that slopes from the northeast at about 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) down to 800 metres (2,600 ft) at the shore of lake Tanganyika. The topography in the north and east is gently rolling hills that gradually become steeper as they get closer to the Albertine Rift margin. The most…
Average elevation: 1,215 m
Mbeya Region
The Great Rift Valley created the majority of the places in the area, with the lowland elevation occupying the Western Rift Zone, which includes the Lake Rukwa and Lake Nyasa regions, and the Eastern Rift Zone, which includes the Usangu Plains and other sections of the Ruaha Trough. The heights range from 475…
Average elevation: 1,314 m
