This article is about the region, for the city see Mtwara (city).

Map of the Mtwara Region

The boundary with Mozambique to the south is formed by the Ruvuma River. To the west, the Mtwara Region is bordered by the Ruvuma Region, to the North, by the Lindi Region, and to the East the region is bordered by the Indian Ocean.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mtwara Region was 1,128,523.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/mtwara.htm

The regional commissioner is H.Shekifuhttp://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html

History

The Groundnut Scheme

In 1948, the British Government formulated the "Tanganyika groundnut scheme" through the Overseas Food Corporation (OFC). The purpose was to alleviate the worldwide shortage of vegetable oils. However, inadequate research and adverse environmental conditions caused by poor planning resulted in the complete and disastrous failure of the scheme. The port of Mtwara was to have been the focus of the exported crop.

Districts

The Mtwara Region is administratively divided into 5 districts: Masasi, Newala, Tandahimba, Mtwara Urban and Mtwara Rural.

Sources

• Mtwara Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
• Tanzanian Government Directory Database
• Commonwealth Forestry News, December 2000
• Absolute Tanzania: Did you know?

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