2021 Form One Selection 2021 Geita Region

History

The Geita Regional was established under section 6 of the Regions and Districts (Establishment order Procedure) Act, Cap 397, RE 2012. The President’s order of establishing Geita Region was advertised to the public by Government Gazette notice No. 72 of 2nd March, 2012. The town of Geita is the Capital.

The Region was established from parts of Shinyanga, Kagera and Mwanza Regions and is administratively divided in to five Districts of Geita, Bukombe, Chato, Mbogwe and Nyang’hwale. The Region consist 6 councils such as Geita Town, Geita, Bukombe, Chato, Mbogwe and Nyang’hwale. The Region is made up of 21 divisions, 125 wards, 474 Villages and 65 sub villages/ mitaas.

According to the 2012 National Population and Housing Census, the Regional Total Population of 1,739,530 people of which 861,055 were males and 878,475 were females. The Region lies between latitude 2° 8´and 3° 28’ south of the equator and longitude 31° 15’ -32° 40’ East of Greenwich. The Region is 1,100 to 1,300 meter above sea level and shares borders with Kagera to the West and North, while to the South and South Eastern parts border Shinyanga Region and Mwanza Region to the North.

Mission and Vision
VISION:
“To become an exemplary RS for provision of quality and timely advisory and socio-economic services to all stakeholders’’.

Mission:
"To spearhead and coordinate socio-economic development to all Local Government Authorities and other stakeholders through provision of high quality administrative, advisory and technical assistance and ensuring conducive environment for the promotion of sustainable development to the people of Geita Region”