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| settlement_type = Region | image_skyline = Bugene Bananen.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Karagwe District | image_map = Tanzania Kagera location map.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Tanzania | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Tanzania | subdivision_type1 = Zone | subdivision_name1 = Lake | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Bukoba | leader_party = | leader_title = Regional Commissioner | leader_name = F. Massawe | unit_pref = Metric | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = | area_total_km2 = 25265 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_m = | population_total = 2458023 | population_as_of = 2012 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | timezone1 = EAT | utc_offset1 = +3 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 35xxx | area_code = 028 | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }} Kagera Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. The region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania on the western shore of Lake Victoria. The region neighbors Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi and lies across the lake from Kenya. The region was known as the West Lake Region before June 1979. The regional capital is the city of Bukoba. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,458,023, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 2,763,329.〔(Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 )〕 For 2002-2012, the region's 3.2 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the third highest in the country.〔 It was also the ninth most densely populated region with 97 people per square kilometer.〔 ==Location== The Kagera Region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania. The regional capital is Bukoba, which is about from Dar es Salaam by road. The region shares borders with Uganda to the north, Rwanda and Burundi to the west, the Kigoma Region to the south, and the Geita Region to the east. The region is known for its agriculture, its beautiful lush landscapes, and its wildlife. Kagera Region lies just south of the equator between 1°00' and 2°45' south latitudes. Longitudinally, it lies between 30°25' and 32°40' east of Greenwich. Out of the region's total area of , is covered by the waters of Lake Victoria, Lake Ikimba, Lake Burigi, and the Ngono and Kagera rivers.〔(''National Sample Census of Agriculture 2002/03: Volume Vr: Regional Report: Kagera Region'', Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, December 2007, page 1 )〕 The region's total area is just less than that of Switzerland. The Kagera Region is Tanzania's fifteenth largest region and accounts for approximately 3.3 percent of Tanzania's total land area of .〔(Field Listing: Area, ''The World Factbook'', United States Central Intelligence Agency )〕 It has reasonably fertile old soils, but overuse in some parts of the region has led to soil exhaustion and a need to use fertilizer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kagera Region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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