Bagamoyo (District)

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Bagamoyo District
Location of the Bagamoyo district in Tanzania
Location of the Bagamoyo district in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Pwani
surface 9842 km²
Residents 311,740 (2012)
density 32 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-19

Coordinates: 6 ° 19 ′  S , 38 ° 11 ′  E

Bagamoyo is a district of the Pwani region with the administrative center in the city of Bagamoyo . The district borders the Tanga region to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, the Dar es Salaam region and the Kibaha district to the south, and the Morogoro region to the west .

Estuary of the Ruvu River, on the right the city of Bagamoyo

geography

Bagamoyo has a size of 9842 square kilometers and 311,740 inhabitants (as of 2012). The land is a slightly hilly plain with little vegetation. The northeast and west are forested, the coast in the east is swampy and covered by mangrove forest. Drainage takes place in the Indian Ocean, the largest rivers are the Wami and the Ruvu . The climate is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . There are two rainy seasons. Short rain showers fall from July to September, more extensive rains in the months from February to June. Precipitation is higher on the coast than inland, with an average of 800 to 1200 millimeters of rain per year.

history

Kaole, a village five kilometers south of the city of Bagamoyo, was an important trading post as early as the 12th century. Later, "Old Stone Town" near the present-day village of Dunda became an important transshipment point for slaves before they were shipped to Zanzibar. In the 19th century, Bagamoyo became the first German headquarters in East Africa.

Administrative division

Location of the Bagamoyo district in the Pwani region (before the division of Rufiji)

The district consists of the two constituencies (constituencies) Bagamoyo and Chalinze as well as 22 parishes (wards):

  • Kiwangwa
  • Msata
  • Miono
  • Mkange
  • Magomeni
  • Dunda
  • Kiromo
  • Zinga
  • Yombo
  • Vigwaza
  • Talawanda
  • Bwilingu
  • Lugoba
  • Ubenazomozi
  • Mbwewe
  • Kibindu
  • Fukayosi
  • Kerege
  • Pera
  • Msoga
  • Kimange
  • Mandera

population

The population rose from 173,871 in 1988 to 228,967 in 2002 to 311,740 in 2012. This means that the annual growth increased from 2.0 to 3.1 percent. In 2012, sixty percent of those over five spoke Swahili and ten percent spoke Swahili and English. Thirty percent were illiterate.

Facilities and services

  • Education: In the district, 21,833 students attended elementary school, where they were taught by 668 teachers (164 men and 504 women). Of the 39 primary schools, 32 were public. 10,716 students were educated in 21 secondary schools. Of these, nine schools were public (as of 2017).
  • Health: One state and four private hospitals were available for the medical care of the population. There was also a state health center and fifteen state pharmacies. 246 doctors ordained in the district (as of 2017).
Fishing boats

Economy and Infrastructure

Around eighty percent of the population works in agriculture.

  • Agriculture: The majority of agricultural yields are used for self-sufficiency. Corn, rice, millet, cassava, sweet potatoes, potatoes, legumes, sesame, cashew nuts, pineapples, oranges, mangoes and sunflowers are grown. In 2016, 10,000 tons of pineapples, 400 tons of coconut nuts and 370 tons of cashew nuts were sold. Almost ninety percent of rural households and ten percent of urban households keep farm animals. The most common are poultry and cattle (as of 2012).
  • Fisheries: In 2017, 171 fishing vessels caught 80 tons of fish from the sea. In the same year, the yield from fish ponds was just under nine tons.
  • Railway: The railway line from Tanga to Arusha , which reopened in 2019, crosses the district from south to north.
  • Roads: The main road link in the district is the T1 national road, which runs from Dar es Salaam to Mororgoro and runs through the south of the district. In Chalinze , the national road T2 branches off from this, which leads north through the city of Bagamoyo and on to Moshi . There are also 63 kilometers of regional roads and over 400 kilometers of country roads. Most of these are unpaved (as of 2015/16).
Ruins at Kaole
Historical city of Bagamoyo, Old Boma

Attractions

  • Saadani National Park : This 1062 square kilometer national park is located in the northeast of the district. It was declared a nature reserve in 1969 and a national park in 2002. It is the only national park in Tanzania that is by the sea, so safaris can be combined with a beach holiday.
  • Ruins of Kaole: Five kilometers south of the city of Bagamoyo are the ruins of two mosques and 22 tombs from the 13th century.
  • Historical sites from the German colonial era: Well-known sights are the Old Fort from 1856, the German Customs House from 1895 and the German Boma from 1897.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 06 Pwani Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 16 , accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Pwani Region, Investment Guide, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Strategic Plan for Bagamoyo District Council 2016 / 2017–2020 / 2021. (PDF) October 2016, pp. 5–6 , accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Bagamoyo climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Bagamoyo water temperature - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Amy Gautum: Profiles of Current Coastal Tourism in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and Opportunities for Development of Ecotourism. (PDF) October 2005, p. 5 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Bagamoyo | Tanzania. Encyclopaedia Britannica, accessed February 20, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Strategic Plan for Bagamoyo District Council 2016 / 2017–2020 / 2021. (PDF) October 2016, p. 3 , accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  8. ↑ 2012 Polulation and Housing Census. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 66 , accessed on February 19, 2020 .
  9. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 06 Pwani Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 74 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Education | Bagamoyo District Council. Retrieved February 20, 2020 (Swahili).
  11. ↑ Health | Bagamoyo District Council. Retrieved February 20, 2020 (Swahili).
  12. ↑ Strategic Plan for Bagamoyo District Council 2016 / 2017–2020 / 2021. (PDF) October 2016, p. 42 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .
  13. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 06 Pwani Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 130, 133 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Pwani Region Investment Guide, 2019. (PDF) p. 31 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .
  15. ^ Daily News, Tanga-Moshi Railway relaunched. October 31, 2019, accessed February 20, 2020 .
  16. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Ujenzi | Bagamoyo District Council. Retrieved February 20, 2020 (Swahili).
  18. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 8 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Daniela Eiletz-chewing: Saadani National Park. In: Safari Insider. Retrieved on February 20, 2020 (German).
  20. ↑ a b Amy Gautum: Profiles of Current Coastal Tourism in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and Opportunities for Development of Ecotourism. (PDF) October 2005, p. 7 , accessed on February 20, 2020 .