services. Tourism Though the region is home to the secound largest population in the country, Mwanza is a business hub. However, the Mwanza region is tourism infrastuture in place.Each district in the region has recognized unique tourist destinations, from cultural landmarks like the Sukuma Cultural Museums to Saa nane Island's biodiversity at Saanane Island National Park. Infrastructure Mwanza Region is well connected by road, rail, water and air transport. Paved trunk road T4 that encircles Lake Victoria, coming from Kenya to Uganda, through the Mara Region through the Magu, Ilemela, Nyamagana, Misungwi, and Sengerema continuing to west into the Geita and Kagera Regions before finally crossing into Uganda.Paved trunk road T8 starts in Mwanza City at T4, ending in Mbeya at T1. It goes south through the Nyamagana, Misungwi, and Kwimba districts continuing through the Shinyanga, Tabora, Singida, and Mbeya.Currently the Kigongo–Busisi Bridge is being built to connect the Mwanza Region to the Geita Region across the Gulf of Mwanza of Lake Victoria. Railways The Mwanza branch of the Central Line railway passes through the region on its way from Mwanza to Tabora and there are several stations within the region's borders. The Mwanza branch of the Tanzania SGR has been under construction, beginning in 2021, to connect through Isaka to the rest of the national SGR network currently being built. The Mwanza to Isaka section is phase 5 of the SGR project, and is being built by the two Chinese companies China Civil Engineering Construction (CCEC) and China Railway Construction Company (CRCC), and is paid for with a loan through the China government. Maritime transport Ferries connect Ukerewe Island with Mwanza city. Other ferries operate between Mwanza and Sengerema District. Air transport Mwanza Airport is located within the region's boundaries, in the city of Mwanza. Population The Sukuma tribe is the majority people group in Mwanza, Shinyanga, Geita, and Simiyu Regions together tradtionally known as Usukuma or Sukumaland. Additionally on the Lake Victoria islands and shores of the Mwanza Region are also the Kerewe, Kara and Zinza, with Wakerewe and Wakara in the east, particularly Ukerewe Island, and Wazinza in the western shores and islands also in Geita Region. Those of other tribes commonly found in Mwanza, mostly in ports and cities, are the Haya, Nyamwezi, Sumbwa, Kuria, Luo, Jita, and Shashi. Demographics In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics census there were 3,699,872 people in the region,