[5][6] The area is found in the Mid-Eastern portion of mainland Tanzania and is situated between latitudes 5° 58' and 10' south of the equator and between longitudes 35° 25' and 38° 30' east greenwich.

Water bodies cover the remaining 2,140,625 ha (46.3 percent of the total land), which is also where settlements are located.

Morogoro Municipal was the district with the smallest land size (531 km2 or 10.7%), followed by Gairo DC with (1,851 km2 or 2.5 percent).

[8] The predominant type of soils in mountainous and hilly places are oxisols, which are often poor in nitrogen and phosphorus.

Numerous crops, including maize, paddy, beans, several cassava species, sweet and round potatoes, amaranths, vegetables, sugarcane, simsim, cocoa, cotton, cashew nuts, etc., are produced in the area due to the soil conditions.

Many rivers that flow from hills to lowlands in the valleys make up the region's drainage system.

Kilombero, Great Ruaha, Wami, Luwegu, Ruvu, Ngerengere, Mkata, Mkondoa, and Mkindo are a few of the important rivers.

The Mahenge and Udzungwa mountain ranges, which are high in elevation and include substantial forest reserves, also have a significant impact on the region's climate, particularly in the southern Ulanga and Kilombero Districts.

The main pursuits are small-scale agriculture (production of food and cash crops for sustenance), cattle raising (mostly with indigenous livestock), and plantations and estates (sisal, sugar).

The modest, capital-intensive urban sector is expanding, though, and its primary activities include manufacturing and providing services like offices, hotels, petty trade, and traditional fishing, which is done along the Kilombero and Wami rivers as well as the Mindu Dam.

Three different mineral categories, including gemstones, building materials (such as sand, gravel, and stones), and industrial minerals (such as limestone, mica, and graphite) are found and mined within the region .The region's main economic sector is agriculture, employing about 80% - 90% of the workforce.

Sorghum, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava, millet, groundnuts, tomatoes, fruits, and vegetables are some of the other food crops grown in the area.

Cotton, coffee, sisal, onions, oil seeds (such simsim and sunflower), and some cocoa along the mountain slopes are the main economic crops in the region.

Sorghum, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava, millet, groundnuts, tomatoes, fruits, and vegetables are some of the other food crops grown in the area.

Cotton, coffee, sisal, onions, oil seeds (such simsim and sunflower), and some cocoa along the mountain slopes are the main economic crops in the region.

With only 0.8% of all employees in the region throughout the time period, natural resources had the lowest percentage of government workers.

Due to cash flow issues, bad management, and a lack of markets for finished goods, several of these sectors have shut down or are on the verge of doing so since the early 1990s.

Others were the Mang'ula MMMT, the Canvas Mill, Polytex, Gunny Bag, Ceramic, and the Kilosa Carpets Industries.

[9] The region's medium-sized industries support the local economy and create employment opportunities.

Based on the rainy season, Only 72.4% of the roads in Morogoro Region are open for travel all year.

At the district level, Morogoro MC had the highest percentage of passable roads (98.7%), followed by Mvomero DC (88.4%), and Ifakara TC with 79.6% during the course of the year.

[9] At 2020 exchange rates, the Morogoro region's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015 was 4,467 billion Tanzanian Shillings (TZS), or roughly 1,942 million US dollars.

At current exchange rates, the region's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 6,779 billion TZS in 2019.

When examining the regional economy's distribution, Ulanga DC, Ifakara TC, and Morogoro Municipal came in first and second place, respectively, for each of the five years.

Nevertheless, over the course of the time, certain district councils had high per capita GDP levels above the national average.

[9] The Morogoro Region is the ancestral homeland to the following people groups: Luguru, Ngulu, kutu, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Mbunga, Ndamba, Pogoro and Ngindo.

[9] According to the 2012 Population and Housing Census, there were roughly 2.2 million people living in the Morogoro region in 2012.

Additionally, according to census data and projections for 2020, the Morogoro region's population grew at a 3.0 percent annual pace from 2012 to 2020.

Population change in the town (Morogoro Municipal) is caused by a significant influx of people moving there for work and other official purposes, whereas in the Kilosa and Mvomero districts, it is caused by the immigrant  Sukuma  cattle herders seeking grazing land and agricultural opportunities.

[9] With 743 people per square kilometer in 2020, Morogoro Municipal Council will have the highest population density in the area.