following people groups; Gogo, Rangi, Sandawe & Burungi. Demographics According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,083,588. The Region represented 4.8 percent of the total population of Tanzania Mainland which was 43,625,354 in 2012. In 2012, it was the seventeenth most densely populated region with 50 people per square kilometer. Dodoma District has the largest population at 410,956 in 2012. According to NBS's (2018) population forecasts, Dodoma had a total population of 2,312,141 in 2017, of which 1,126,309 were men and 1,185,833 were women. Annual population growth is 2.1 percent on average. Administrative divisions Districts Dodoma Region is divided into seven districts, each administered by a council: (Kondoa, Chemba, Bahi, Dodoma, Chamwino, Kongwa, and Mpwapwa), eight local government authorities, 29 divisions, 209 wards, 607 villages, 181 streets, and 2,184 hamlets. Other districts each have a council, however the Kondoa District has a Kondoa Town Council and a Kondoa District Council. Health and Education Dodoma is the centre of educational activity in the region, with two universities as of 2009. The University of Dodoma is situated at a site in the Chimwaga area about east of downtown Dodoma. Established in 2007, in coordination with Tanzania's Development Vision 2025, the University of Dodoma is expected to have some 50,000 students when fully functional. more than double the size of the University of Dar es Salaam. The university had an expected enrollment of 40,000 in 2012, five years after opening. The second university is the St. John's University of Tanzania. References {{Reflist= }} External links Regions of Tanzania