Businesses in Korogwe

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Korogwe

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	28
Hospitals	15
Education	12
Restaurants	8
Bars, pubs and taverns	8
Electronics stores	7
Gas station	7
Shopping	7
Churches	7
Other accommodation	7
Primary and elementary schools	7
Public administration	6
Mosques	6
Travel and transportation	6
Clothing stores	5

Korogwe Facts

Area	2789.8 km²
Population	396,597
Male Population	193,900 (48.9%)
Female Population	202,697 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+183.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+51.3%
Median Age	18.9 years (Male: 18, Female: 19.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,892 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-5.15000, 38.48333

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Korogwe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	140,090	209,388	262,193	359,633	396,597	437,041	476,046
Population Density	50.2 / km²	75.1 / km²	94 / km²	128.9 / km²	142.2 / km²	156.7 / km²	170.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Korogwe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 51.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Korogwe	+183.1%	+89.4%	+51.3%
Tanga Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

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

Korogwe Median Age

Median Age: 18.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Korogwe	18.9 yrs	19.9 yrs	18 yrs
Tanga Region	18.1 yrs	19 yrs	17.2 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

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

Korogwe Population Density

Population Density: 142 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Korogwe	396,597	2,789.8 km²	142 / km²
Tanga Region	2.4 million	27,889.3 km²	85.3 / 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

Korogwe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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 Korogwe

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

Korogwe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,167	$957	$799	$1,692	$1,740	$1,740	$1,812	$1,892
Total GDP	$285.4M	$256.8M	$246.5M	$568.7M	$627.1M	$716.6M	$891.5M	$957.8M

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

Korogwe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Korogwe	107,699 tn	0.27 tn	38.6 tons/km²
Tanga Region	648,128 tn	0.27 tn	23.2 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

Korogwe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	107,699 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	38.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (3.1)

* 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 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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
2/5/17	9:54 AM	4.5	86.8 km	14,980 m	17km ENE of Tanga, Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/14/08	3:31 PM	4.5	98.9 km	10,000 m	Kenya	usgs.gov
12/8/95	11:40 PM	5	82.3 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Korogwe

Korogwe is a town in Tanzania, with a population of 44,000 in 2002. It is the main centre of Korogwe District, which is within the Tanga Region.

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