ha of land. This area is 139,295 hectares. Masasi district has the greatest amount of forest cover in the region. The central government manages 130,545 hectares of forest reserves. This equates to 93.7 percent. District councils possess another 8,749 hectares, or 6.3 percent of total forest reserves. In total, there are 16 forest reserves in the region. The majority of them are located in the Masasi district. Administrative divisions Districts Mtwara Region is divided into two towns (Mtwara Municipal and Masasi Town) and seven districts, each administered by a council: Notable Persons from Mtwara Region Benjamin Mkapa, former Tanzanian president. Harmonize, Tanzanian musician. A.Y, Tanzanian rapper Hasnain Murji, former member of parliament of Tanzania References External links Regions of Tanzania