Bahi (district)

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District 
Bahi (District) (Tanzania)
Bahi
Bahi
Bahi (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Dodoma
surface 5948 km²
Residents 221,645 (2012)
density 37 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-03

Coordinates: 5 ° 58 '  S , 35 ° 19'  O Bahi is one of seven districts of the region Dodoma in the center of Tanzania . The administrative headquarters are in the city of the same name, Bahi . The district is bordered to the north by the district Chemba , the northeast and the south by the district Chamwino , on the east by the district Dodoma and to the west by the region Singida .

Location of the Bahi district in the Dodoma region.

geography

Bahi has an area of ​​5948 square kilometers and around 220,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). The district is located on the Tanzanian central plateau at an altitude between 900 and 1200 meters above sea level. Most of the land is flat with rolling hills, only the north is slightly higher with the forested Chenene Mountains. In the west of the district lies the salty Sulunga Lake , which has no drainage and is also known as the Bahi Swamp . The largest river is the Bubu, which only carries water in the rainy season and flows into the Bahi Swamp from the north. The climate is semi-arid with low, irregular rainfall of 500 to 650 millimeters per year. They fall mainly in the period from November to April, often in heavy, short showers that lead to flooding. The temperatures fluctuate widely, ranging from 18 to 31 degrees Celsius. It is coolest in the dry season from June to September.

history

The district was established in 2007.

Administrative division

Bahi is divided into the four divisions Mundemu, Chipanga, Bahi and Mwitikira. These consist of 20 communities (wards, as of 2012):

  • Makanda
  • Lamaiti
  • Babayu
  • Zanka
  • Msisi
  • Mundemu
  • Bahi
  • Mpamantwa
  • Ibihwa
  • Ilindi
  • Kigwe
  • Chikola
  • Chipanga
  • Chali
  • Nondwa
  • Mpalanga
  • Ibugule
  • Chibelela
  • Mwitikira
  • Mtitaa

population

The largest ethnic group in the district are the Wagogo , who make up around 90 percent of the population. The population increased from 178,981 in the 2002 census to 221,645 in 2012. That year, around forty percent of those over the age of five spoke Swahili, three percent English and Swahili. More than half were illiterate.

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 71 pre-schools and 72 elementary schools in the district. In these, 33,605 students were taught by 615 teachers. Thus there were 55 students for one teacher. 366 teachers were available for the 3594 students in the 20 secondary schools. All schools were public schools (as of 2016).
  • Health: Three health centers and 35 pharmacies are available to provide medical care for the population. Two of the latter are privately operated, 33 are state owned. The nearby hospitals are in Dodoma and Mirembe, about 70 kilometers from most of the villages in Bahi (as of 2008).
  • Water: In 2016, 43 percent of the population had access to safe and clean water.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economic activities in Bahi include agriculture and some mining, commerce and forestry.

  • Agriculture: Agriculture contributes significantly to the economic development of the district. Not only does it provide the farmers with basic food, it also provides them with an income and is also an important source of income for the district administration. The most important crops are sorghum, millet, sweet potatoes, cassava, corn, rice, pulses and peas. Because of the swampy terrain, Bahi is a well-known rice supplier in the region. Sunflowers and nuts are also grown for sale. Almost half of the 50,000 households kept farm animals. The most common were cattle and poultry.
  • Mining: Salt, phosphates and gold are mined on a small scale. Uranium was also found in Bahi. The population is against the mining because they fear the loss of their agricultural land.
  • Forestry: There are almost 3000 hectares of forest in the district. It is mainly used for heating purposes with charcoal and firewood, but construction wood is also produced. The population growth increases the production of charcoal and the demand for firewood, so that the deforestation of the area is accelerated.
  • Railway: The Tanganyika Railway from Dar es Salaam in the east to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika in the west runs through Bahi.
  • Roads: The most important road connection in the district is the national road T3, which runs from Dodoma in the east through the city of Bahi to the west to Burundi and Rwanda . There are also around 700 kilometers of regional roads that are being maintained by the district (as of 2016).

politics

A district council is elected every 5 years in the district. Seven political parties are represented in this, the largest being CCM and CHADEMA . Danford Yared Chisomi has been the chairman since 2015 (as of 2020).Template: future / in 4 years

Lake Sulunga (Bahi Swamp) from space.

Others

  • Bahi Swamp: This 125,000 hectare wetland with the alkaline lake is an important breeding ground for birds and fish.
  • Women in Bahi: Around three quarters of the transport of wood and water for daily needs is carried out by women on foot, carrying on their heads. Only five percent of all rural transport is motorized.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Historia | Bahi District Council. Retrieved May 29, 2020 (Swahili).
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 01 Dodoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed on May 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c Strategic Plan 2017 / 18–2021 / 22. (PDF) Bahi District Council, August 2017, pp. 12–13 , accessed on May 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Hundreds made homeless in central Tanzania after rains demolish over 100 houses - Xinhua | English.news.cn. Accessed May 31, 2020 .
  5. ^ Maps of the World. Russian Army Maps, S. Map 500k - xb36-2, Map 500k - xb36-4 , accessed May 28, 2020 (Russian).
  6. ↑ a b Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, pp. 4–7 , accessed on May 30, 2020 .
  7. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 23 , accessed on May 30, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, p. 25 , accessed on May 30, 2020 .
  9. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 01 Dodoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 71 , accessed on May 29, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, pp. 49–51, 56–57 , accessed on May 30, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, pp. 89–90 , accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Strategic Plan 2017 / 18–2021 / 22. (PDF) Bahi District Council, August 2017, p. 31 , accessed on May 28, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Strategic Plan 2017 / 18–2021 / 22. (PDF) Bahi District Council, August 2017, p. 19 , accessed on May 28, 2020 .
  14. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 01 Dodoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 127, 130 , accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, p. 69 , accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Ebenezer Kimaro: Uranium Mining in the United Republic of Tanzania: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities. (PDF) June 27, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, pp. 62–63 , accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Robert Boss Roggie: Assessment of the Impact of Economic Factors on Deforestation: A Case of Bahi District, Tanzania . 2017 ( out.ac.tz [accessed May 31, 2020] The Open University of Tanzania).
  19. ^ TRL Routes. (PDF) Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
  20. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Bahi District, Socio-Economic Profile 2008. (PDF) July 2010, p. 59 , accessed on May 30, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Siegfried Schröder and Elke Kuhne: Elections in Tanzania 2015. (PDF) Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, November 9, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on May 29, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Mwanzo | Home. Retrieved on May 29, 2020 (English).
  24. ^ Community pathways to protect the Bahi region in Tanzania - NABU International. Accessed May 31, 2020 .
  25. ↑ BLM Bakobi: Conservation of wetlands of Tanzania. Pp. 18, 20 , accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  26. ^ Tanzania - Climate change, an additional burden to rural women. Accessed May 31, 2020 .