Bariadi

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Bariadi
Bariadi (Tanzania)
Bariadi
Bariadi
Coordinates 2 ° 48 ′  S , 33 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 2 ° 48 ′  S , 33 ° 59 ′  E
Basic data
Country Tanzania

region

Simiyu
ISO 3166-2 TZ-30
Residents 33,865 (2020)

Bariadi is a city in Tanzania . It is the capital of the Simiyu region and the administrative center of the Bariadi district .

geography

Bariadi has around 34,000 inhabitants and is located in northern Tanzania at an altitude of 1,300 meters above sea level, 140 kilometers northwest of Shinyanga . The climate in the city is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . It rains an average of 850 millimeters per year, the months June to August are very dry. Average daily temperatures are between 21 and 24 degrees Celsius, with the hottest in October and the coolest in July.

history

In 2012, Bariadi was elevated to the status of a city council, making it its own constituency.

population

The Sukuma are the largest ethnic group, making up around 90 percent of the population. Almost half of the population are Christians .

Facilities and services

  • Education: Since 2016, Bariadi has had a private primary school alongside the state school. Five secondary schools provide further education.
  • Health: The closest hospital is in Somanda. There is a health center in the city itself.
  • Communication: In 2019, the mobile network in Bariadi was upgraded to 4G .

Infrastructure

  • Roads: The T36 national road runs through Bariadi from Shinyanga to Musoma and on to Kenya . The section from Bariadi to the north is paved (as of 2018).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tanzania Population (2020) - Worldometer. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Bariadi to Shinyanga. GoogleMaps, accessed June 14, 2020 (de-US).
  3. ↑ Map 500k - xa36-4. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (Russian).
  4. ↑ Bariadi climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Bariadi weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Yanayotuhusu | BARIADI TOWN COUNCIL. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Leticia Kuchibanda Nkonya: DRINKING FROM OWN CISTERN: CUSTOMARY INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON RURAL WATER MANAGEMENT IN TANZANIA. (PDF) KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, 2006, p. 86 , accessed on June 15, 2020 .
  7. ↑ institute - Page 16067624010405 - The National Council for Technical Education (NACTE). Retrieved June 15, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ matokeo | bariadi. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  9. ^ Health Facility Registry. The United Republic of Tanzania, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Muungano Health Center in Simiyu. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Tanzania Standard Newspapers Ltd: Tigo launches 4G network in Bariadi. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  12. ^ Trunk and Regional Roads Network. (PDF) March 2018, accessed June 15, 2020 .