Babati Lake
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Babatisee Lake Babati |
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| Sunrise at the Babati lake | ||
| Geographical location | Tanzania | |
| Places on the shore | Babati ; Gendi | |
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| Coordinates | 4 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 35 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| surface | 18 km² | |
| length | 10 km | |
| width | 4 km | |
The Babatisee (English: Lake Babati ) is an elongated lake in Tanzania .
location
The body of water is located in northern central Tanzania, in the Manyara region about 200 km north of Dodoma.
Ecology and nature conservation
The lake is known for its hippopotamus population . However, this has decreased from 400 to 150 in recent years. Due to the shrinking of the lake, regulations were established to protect against silting up. Building on the 60 meter wide bank zone is prohibited. In addition, plantings and fences were built to protect the water.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tanzania Information December 2013 ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
