Livestock Information from the Regions
Tanzania has 26 administrative Regions, 21 in the Mainland and 5 in Zanzibar Island by 2006 with Manyara Region being the most recent ones that has been curved out from Arusha Region in 2005.
Livestock of different types are kept at different levels in regions ranging from those regions known to be predominantly livestock production ones with over and above 500,000 heads of cattle which include regions such as Shinyanga, Mara, Mwanza, Arusha, Tabora, Dodoma and Singida. Other regions that cattle and other livestock were in the past very few are of recent coming up as a result of livestock migrations from the northern regions and these new areas include Mbeya, Rukwa, Morogoro, Lindi and Coast regions. In all regions livestock plays a significant role in the socio-economy of the people and district authorities that is quite substantial in areas where livestock populations are high.
This webpage provide some basic information on livestock production in the regions as provided by respective Regional Livestock Advisors.
For Tanzania Mainland specific region livestock information click on the name of the region below
Arusha Region
Coast (Pwani) Region
Dar-es-Salaam Region
Dodoma Region
Iringa Region
Kagera Region
Lindi Region
Mara Region
Manyara Region
Mbeya Region
Morogoro Region
Mtwara Region
Mwanza Region
Rukwa Region
Ruvuma Region
Singida Region
Sinyanga Region
Tabora Region
Tanga Region
