Mtwara Region (Mkoa wa Mtwara in Swahili) is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions, with its capital as the municipality of Mtwara. Mtwara Region is home to one of the most influential peoples in Tanzania, the Makonde.
Mtwara is home to Tanzania’s 3rd president Benjamin Mkapa and is home to a number of influential artists. The boundary with Mozambique to the south is formed by the Ruvuma River. To the west, Mtwara is bordered by Ruvuma Region, to the north by Lindi Region, and to the east is the Indian Ocean.
Mtwara Region is known for being the nation’s largest producer of cashew nuts. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,270,854, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,374,767.
For 2002-2012, the region’s 1.2 percent average annual population growth rate was the 26th highest in the country. It was also the fourteenth most densely populated region with 76 people per square kilometer.
The native peoples of the Mtwara Region are the Makonde, the Yao and the Makua. The Makonde are the dominant ethnic group in Mtwara Region and are native to east and central Mtwara, specifically in Mtwara-Mikindani District, Mtwara District, Newala, and Tandahimba districts. As of 1967, the Makonde made up 60% of the region.
The second-largest group in terms of the territory is the Makua people, who are native to Nanyumbu and Masasi Districts. The Yao are native to parts of Tandahimba District.
List of Secondary Schools in Mtwara
Private and Government Secondary Schools (O-Level or A-Level Advance) Shule Za Sekondari Best Schools (Bweni-Boarding and Day).
Mtwara Schools
- S0608 – Nanyamba Secondary School
- S0746 – Mnyambe Secondary School
- S0792 – Mangaka Secondary School
- S0999 – Kitangari Secondary School
- S1023 – Naliendele Secondary School
- S1101 – Luagala Secondary School
- S1102 – Mahuta T D F Secondary School
- S1228 – Mtapika Secondary School
- S1338 – Chiungutwa Secondary School
- S1411 – Kiuta Secondary School
- S1421 – Makong’onda Secondary School
- S1435 – Michiga Secondary School
- S1451 – Mtangalanga Secondary School
- S1468 – Chaume Secondary School
- S1511 – Nanguruwe Secondary School
- S1516 – Mbemba Secondary School
- S1527 – Kitama Secondary School
- S1540 – Nanyumbu Secondary School
- S1541 – Namikupa Secondary School
- S1542 – Mnyawa Secondary School
- S1654 – Maputi Secondary School
- S1655 – Msimbati Secondary School
- S1805 – Mkoreha Secondary School
- S1807 – Ushirika Secondary School
- S1812 – Isdore Shirima Secondary School
- S1849 – Lupaso Secondary School
- S1937 – Mangamba Secondary School
- S1993 – Mchichira Secondary School
- S2154 – Nitekela Secondary School
- S2155 – Kisiwa Secondary School
- S2329 – Nachunyu Secondary School
- S2353 – King David Secondary School
- S2372 – Namajani Secondary School
- S2424 – Mkundi Secondary School
- S2434 – Ngunja Secondary School
- S2435 – Mdimba Secondary School
- S2436 – Maundo Secondary School
- S2437 – Lienje Secondary School
- S2545 – Namalenga Secondary School
- S2920 – Vihokoli Secondary School
- S3110 – Chingungwe Secondary School
- S3114 – Maratani Secondary School
- S3115 – Marika Secondary School
- S3116 – Mbuyuni Secondary School
- S3118 – Chipuputa Secondary School
- S3119 – Nangomba Secondary School
- S3120 – Nandete Secondary School
- S3121 – Mkalapa Secondary School
- S3122 – Napacho Secondary School
- S3123 – Sengenya Secondary School
- S3124 – Namatutwe Secondary School
- S3431 – Mayanga Secondary School
- S3432 – Njengwa Secondary School
- S3433 – Mnyawi Secondary School
- S3434 – Mtiniko Secondary School
- S3436 – Chawi Secondary School
- S3440 – Mitengo Secondary School
- S3463 – Sululu Secondary School
- S3478 – Mikindani Secondary School
- S3488 – Ziwani Secondary School
- S3507 – Libobe Secondary School
- S3517 – Mikangaula Secondary School
- S3570 – Kusini Secondary School
- S3607 – Mtopwa Secondary School
- S3615 – Malatu Secondary School
- S3670 – Nanganga Secondary School
- S3676 – Kitaya Day Secondary School
- S3685 – Nanjota Secondary School
- S3687 – Mahurunga Secondary School
- S3695 – Namombwe Secondary School
- S3696 – Mmulunga Secondary School
- S3718 – Naputa Secondary School
- S3727 – Malocho Secondary School
- S3732 – Chitekete Secondary School
- S3763 – Lengo Secondary School
- S3781 – Makukwe Secondary School
- S3807 – Mnima Secondary School
- S3810 – Dihimba Secondary School
- S3950 – Nanhyanga Secondary School
- S4005 – Mikumbi Secondary School
- S4057 – Mkonjowano Secondary School
- S4100 – Salama Secondary School
- S4105 – Mkululu Secondary School
- S4155 – Makote Secondary School
- S4214 – Malegesi Secondary School
- S4267 – Mkoma Secondary School
- S4268 – Mkuchika Secondary School
- S4383 – Namwanga Secondary School
- S4542 – Chuno Secondary School
- S4676 – Chiwale Day Secondary School
- S4813 – Mbembaleo Secondary School
- S4879 – Chanikanguo Secondary School
- S4887 – Milongodi Secondary School
- S4888 – Lukokoda Secondary School
- S4889 – Mkwiti Secondary School
- S4890 – Michenjele Secondary School
- S4893 – Chiwata Secondary School
- S5008 – Nambunga Secondary School
- S5013 – Chihangu Secondary School
- S5074 – Sindano Secondary School
- S0105 – Chidya Secondary School
- S0139 – Mtwara Technical Secondary School
- S0244 – Mtwara Sisters Seminary
- S0528 – Saba Saba Secondary School
- S0530 – Ndwika Girls Secondary School
- S0553 – Newala Secondary School
- S0648 – Masasi Day Secondary School
- S0677 – Tandahimba Secondary School
- S0805 – Lukuledi Secondary School
- S0831 – Nangwanda Girls Secondary School
- S1077 – Ocean Secondary School
- S1463 – Amanah Islamic Seminary
- S1491 – Shangani Secondary School
- S1544 – Mwena Secondary School
- S1545 – Rahaleo Secondary School
- S1547 – Sino-Tanzania Friendship Secondary School
- S2153 – Aquinas Secondary School
- S2281 – Mtandi Secondary School
- S2352 – Mkuti Mixed Secondary School
- S3113 – Anna Abdalah Secondary School
- S3439 – Umoja Secondary School
- S3470 – Abbey Secondary School
- S3704 – Mpindimbi Secondary School
- S3752 – Lulindi Secondary School
- S3767 – Mpotola Secondary School
- S3981 – Mustafa Sabodo Secondary School
- S4220 – Dr. Alex Mtavala Secondary School
- S4619 – Call And Vision Secondary School
- S4717 – Nangaya Secondary School
Since 1988, the region has been facing mass migration as younger people seek economic opportunities in Dar es Salaam creating a vibrant Makonde community in Temeke District of Dar es Dalaam especially in Mbagala, which is named after the Mbagala River located in Mtwara Region.
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