Ruvuma Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The
regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012
national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was
lower than the pre-census projection of 1,449,830.
For 2002–2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country. It was also the 28th most densely populated region with 22 people per square kilometer.
The region is named after the Ruvuma River, which forms most of its
southern boundary with Portuguese-speaking Mozambique (where it is known
as «Rovuma»). The region is also bordered to the north by the Morogoro
Region, to the northeast by the Lindi Region, to the east by the Mtwara
Region, and to the northwest by the Njombe Region. Ruvuma has many
different tribes, such as the Mpoto.
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