Businesses in Sumbawanga

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sumbawanga

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	70
Churches	38
Shopping	33
Primary and elementary schools	33
Pharmacies and drug stores	23
Bars, pubs and taverns	16
Restaurants	15
Other accommodation	15
Electronics stores	15
Hospitals	15
Gas station	14
Public administration	12
Hotels and motels	12

Sumbawanga Facts

Area	9683.9 km²
Population	731,722
Male Population	354,675 (48.5%)
Female Population	377,047 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+458.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+98.9%
Median Age	15.2 years (Male: 14.8, Female: 15.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,439 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-7.96667, 31.61667

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Sumbawanga Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	130,970	253,448	367,926	644,399	731,722	861,079	998,657
Population Density	13.5 / km²	26.2 / km²	38 / km²	66.5 / km²	75.6 / km²	88.9 / km²	103.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sumbawanga Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 98.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sumbawanga	+458.7%	+188.7%	+98.9%
Rukwa Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sumbawanga Median Age

Median Age: 15.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sumbawanga	15.2 yrs	15.5 yrs	14.8 yrs
Rukwa Region	14.7 yrs	15.1 yrs	14.4 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sumbawanga Population Density

Population Density: 75.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sumbawanga	731,722	9,683.9 km²	75.6 / km²
Rukwa Region	1.2 million	21,917.9 km²	53.8 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sumbawanga Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sumbawanga

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sumbawanga

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sumbawanga Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,461	$1,546	$1,294	$1,651	$1,876	$2,389	$2,283	$2,439
Total GDP	$609.4M	$748M	$728.2M	$1B	$1.3B	$1.9B	$2.2B	$2.5B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sumbawanga CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sumbawanga	184,140 tn	0.25 tn	19 tons/km²
Rukwa Region	286,807 tn	0.24 tn	13.1 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Sumbawanga CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	184,140 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	19 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.3)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/21/19	9:15 AM	5.5	54.6 km	22,000 m	54km E of Sumbawanga, Tanzania	usgs.gov
4/5/17	6:24 AM	4.7	94.4 km	10,000 m	12km SW of Nkove, Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/8/13	3:18 AM	4.9	63.8 km	10,300 m	64km NNE of Laela, Tanzania	usgs.gov
8/15/09	4:58 PM	4.1	87.7 km	10,000 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
11/9/07	2:56 PM	4.6	95.4 km	10,000 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/22/02	11:33 PM	4.3	37.7 km	10,000 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/22/02	7:26 AM	4	28.7 km	10,000 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/20/02	7:07 PM	5.5	44.2 km	38,500 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/18/02	12:28 PM	3.9	35.6 km	10,000 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
9/18/01	11:00 AM	4.5	49 km	10,000 m	Lake Rukwa region, Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sumbawanga

Sumbawanga is a city located in western Tanzania. It is the capital of Rukwa Region. The regional population is approximately 150,000 based on a 2002 census. Sumbawanga lies in the territory of the Wafipa Fipa tribe and so many people speak Kifipa, a..

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