The settlement of Babati serves as the provincial headquarters of the Manyara region, one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions.
The region’s population, as reported by the 2012 national census, was 1,425,131, which was less than the 1,497,555 pre-census estimate. The Manyara region saw an annual population growth of 3.2% between 2002 and 2012, placing it third nationally. At 32 persons per square kilometer on average, it rose to the position of 22nd most populated region.
Lake Manyara
In northern Tanzania, near Arusha, is Lake Manyara. Kilimanjaro Region to the northeast, Tanga Region to the east, Dodoma Region to the south, Morogoro Region to the southeast, Singida Region to the southwest, and Simiyu Region to the northwest are its neighboring regions. In the Manyara region, Mount Hanang is the highest mountain.
Population
The Manyara Region is home to indigenous people and multilingual communities. These communities include the majority ethnic group in the area, the Irakw, Assa, Gorowa, Kw’adza, Mbugwe, Datooga, Maasai, Barabaig, and Mbugwe.
Economy
The main industry in Manyara is farming. Tanzanite gem mining is the primary source of the region’s income. Mount Mererani, in the northern Arusha region, is home to the Tanzanian mines. Additional revenue streams include tourism in the nearby Tarangire Reserve and the Lake Manyara Reserve.
Transportation
Roads
West of the Manyara area is one of the tarmac highways. At the intersection of the T5 highway and Singida’s main tarmac road, Babati town is located. The area is traversed by the T5 highway, which paves the road from Arusha to Dodoma.
The western region of the Manyara Region is traversed by a single paved road. From Singida, paved trunk road T14 links to T5 at Babati town. The paved T5 trunk route connects Dodoma to Arusha.
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