Geita Region (Mkoa wa Geita in Swahili) is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of 20,054 km2 (7,743 sq mi).“Geita Region Size”. The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Slovenia. Geita Region is bordered to the east by Lake Victoria, Mwanza Region and Shinyanga Region. The region is bordered by Tabora Region and Kigoma Region to the south and south west respectively. Lastly, Gieta is borders Kagera Region to the west.
According to national census of 2022, the region had 2,977,608 inhabitants, and ranked among the top 5 regions with high population growth rate. The region’s city (capital) is the town of Geita. The region is named after the town of Geita itself. The region is home to Tanzania’s largest gold mining industries and was also home to Tanzania’s fifth president, the late John Magufuli.
Geita Region covers an area of 20,054 km2 (7,743 sq mi). The region lies between latitudes 2°8′ and 3°28′ South of the equator and longitudes 31° 15′ and 32° 48′ East of Greenwich, the Geita Region is situated in Tanzania’s northern west.
It shares borders with five other regions: Kagera Region to the west and north-west; Tabora and Shinyanga Regions to the south; Shinyanga Region to the south-east; Kigoma Region to the south and south-west; and Mwanza Region to the north and north-east. The region is 1,100 to 1,300 meters above sea level. In the north, the waters of Lake Victoria also encircle the area.
Geita region receives between 900 mm (35 in) and 1,200 mm (47 in) of rain each year. Between wet season and dry seasons the temperature varies between 22 °C (72 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F). The primary wet season is from February to May, with the smaller wet season between September and December. The dry season is from June to September.
List Of Secondary Schools in Geita
Private and Government Secondary Schools (O-Level or A-Level Advance) Shule Za Sekondari (Bweni-Boarding and Day).
- S1190 – Lugunga Secondary School
- S1353 – Zakia Meghji Secondary School
- S1356 – Kamena Secondary School
- S1397 – Katoro Secondary School
- S1402 – Kasamwa Secondary School
- S1410 – Msalala Secondary School
- S1415 – Bukwimba Secondary School
- S1735 – Nkome Secondary School
- S1742 – Lubanga Secondary School
- S1744 – Shabaka Secondary School
- S1750 – Kaseme Secondary School
- S1769 – Shanta Mine Secondary School
- S1863 – Buzirayombo Secondary School
- S1882 – Ihanamilo Secondary School
- S1934 – Lulembela Secondary School
- S1935 – Iponya Secondary School
- S2003 – Nyakamwaga Secondary School
- S2086 – Kakora Secondary School
- S2178 – Golden Ridge Secondary School
- S2252 – Aloysius Secondary School
- S2370 – Kafita Secondary School
- S2624 – Namonge Secondary School
- S2625 – Isangijo Secondary School
- S2628 – Msonga Secondary School
- S2697 – Iparamasa Secondary School
- S2699 – Wema Secondary School
- S3256 – Bwanga Secondary School
- S3258 – Kigongo Secondary School
- S3260 – Kachwamba Secondary School
- S3484 – Nyugwa Secondary School
- S3508 – Lwamgasa Secondary School
- S3519 – Kivukoni Secondary School
- S3593 – Katente Secondary School
- S3606 – Masumbwe Secondary School
- S3735 – Goldland Secondary School
- S3794 – Nyankumbu Secondary School
- S3853 – Nyarugusu Secondary School
- S3900 – Nyamigota Secondary School
- S3935 – Bung’wangoko Secondary School
- S4027 – Bwongera Secondary School
- S4040 – Butinzya Secondary School
- S4143 – Nyamboge Secondary School
- S4338 – Lwemo Secondary School
- S4379 – Mwatulole Secondary School
- S4424 – Butengorumasa Secondary School
- S4854 – Geita Adventist Secondary School
- S1176 – Busolwa Secondary School
- S1398 – Mwingiro Secondary School
- S1400 – Kamhanga Secondary School
- S1646 – Queen Of Apostles-Ushirombo Seminary
- S1663 – Nyachiluluma Secondary School
- S1703 – Katende Secondary School
- S1776 – Bulela Secondary School
- S1777 – Nyamalimbe Secondary School
- S1788 – Chigunga Secondary School
- S1824 – Mbogwe Secondary School
- S1933 – Nyasato Secondary School
- S1936 – Bukombe Secondary School
- S2088 – Ilolangulu Secondary School
- S2089 – Iyogelo Secondary School
- S2240 – Makurugusi Secondary School
- S2241 – Ilemela Secondary School
- S2306 – Busanda Secondary School
- S2627 – Bulega Secondary School
- S2651 – Bukondo Secondary School
- S2698 – Nyarutembo Secondary School
- S3257 – Bwera Secondary School
- S3259 – Ichwankima Secondary School
- S3545 – Uyovu Secondary School
- S3590 – Senga Secondary School
- S3594 – Kagu Secondary School
- S3595 – Kanegere Secondary School
- S3716 – Nyakasaluma Secondary School
- S4147 – Bugalama Secondary School
- S4280 – Nyaruyeye Secondary School
- S4336 – Mnekezi Secondary School
- S4382 – Bwina Secondary School
- S4443 – Lyambamgongo Secondary School
- S4708 – Ikobe Secondary School
- S4726 – Butobela Secondary School
- S4729 – Musasa Secondary School
- S4829 – Geita Islamic Seminary
- S4878 – Ikunguigazi Secondary School
- S5122 – Waja Girls Secondary School
- S0386 – Geita Secondary School
- S0670 – Nyang’hwale Secondary School
- S0686 – Chato Secondary School
- S0706 – Kalangalala Secondary School
- S0752 – Runzewe Secondary School
- S0760 – Bukoli Secondary School
- S0965 – Ushirombo Secondary School
- S1028 – Butundwe Secondary School
- S1054 – Nyamirembe Secondary School
- S1127 – Bugando Secondary School
- S1152 – Sumaye Buziku Secondary School
- S1153 – Buseresere Secondary School