Tabora is bordered by Shinyanga to the north, Singida to the east, Mbeya and Songwe to the south.

Foreigners corrupted the world " matoborwa" into Tobora and later turned it to Tabora, the name of the region today.

[4] Tabora Region is located on the central plateau of at the latitude between 4 and 7 degrees south of the equator,with majority of its land area lying between 1000m to 1500 m above sea-level.

The highest point in Tabora Region is Wumbo peak at 1395m located in eastern Sikonge District.

The most prominent mountain is Mount Kizuge located in northern Tabora in Nzega District.

[8] Ugalla River National Park is located in South western Tabora shared with northeast Katavi Region.

Kigosi Game Reserve, which is officially a national park is located in north western Tabora, shared with southern Geita Region.

[3]: page 2  For 2002–2012, the region's 2.9 percent average annual population growth rate was the ninth-highest in the country.

Major cash crops are groundnuts, cassava, beans, tobacco, rice, sunflower oil and cotton.

Lack of permanent rivers and lakes have further hindered the development of efficient agriculture in the region.