Bariadi (district)

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Bariadi district
Location of the Bariadi district in Tanzania
Location of the Bariadi district in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Simiyu
surface 5968 km²
Residents 422,916 (2012)
density 71 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-30

Coordinates: 3 ° 20 ′  S , 35 ° 21 ′  E

Bariadi is a district in the Tanzanian region of Simiyu with the administrative center in the city of Bariadi . The district borders in the north on the Mara region , in the east on the Arusha region , in the south on the districts Itilima and Maswa and in the west on the Mwanza region and the Busega district .

Location of the Bariadi district in the Simiyu region
Wildebeest herd in Bariadi
Zebra and herd of wildebeest in the Serengeti

geography

Bariadi is 5968 square kilometers and has around 420,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). The district is located in the north of the Simiyu region and has large agricultural areas. The Serengeti National Park and the Maswa Game Reserve make up a large part of the country's area .

Administrative division

The district includes the two councils Bariadi-Land (DC) and Bariadi-City (TC) and is divided into the three districts (divisions) Mhango, Dukwa and Nkolol and 25 parishes (wards):

Ward Residents

2012

Nkindwabiye 13,948
Mwaubingi 15,780
Nkololo 21,776
Mwaumatondo 25,748
Mwadobana 25,778
Nyangokolwa 22,557
Somanda 16,592
Bunamhala 28.301
Sakwe 25,676
Ngulyati 11,462
Mhango 11,253
Kilalo 9,953
Kasoli 14,442
Gambosi 15,047
Guduwi 10,550
Ikungulyabashashi 10.153
Nyakabindi 19,723
Dutwa 15,792
Sapiwi 19,356
Matongo 26,267
Gilya 16,118
Isanga 11,354
Bariadi 11,248
Malambo 10,489
Sima 13,553

population

Water point in the Bariadi district

The majority of the population belongs to the Sukuma ethnic group . Of the 422,916 inhabitants in 2012, 201,718 were men and 221,198 were women, which results in a gender ratio of 91 men to 100 women. The average household size was 7.1 people. Of those over five years of age, 49 percent could read and write Swahili and six percent English and Swahili, 45 percent were illiterate (as of 2012).

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 73 elementary schools in the district, all of which are state-run. Of the 23 secondary schools, 22 are public and one is privately run (as of 2012). 63 percent of young people between the ages of seven and thirteen attended school, 60 percent of boys and 66 percent of girls.
  • Health: There are two health centers and 25 pharmacies in Bariadi. Seven percent of the population had social security (as of 2012).
  • Water: 42 percent of the population have access to clean water.

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Agriculture: More than eighty percent of the population lives from agriculture. Millet, corn, rice, sweet potatoes and manioc are mainly grown for personal use. Cotton, sunflowers, lentils and beans are intended for sale. Of the 59,000 households, 37,000 kept pets, mainly cattle, poultry, goats and sheep.
  • Commercial: There are three cotton processing plants in the town of Briadi.
  • Natural resources: In the municipality of Dutwa there is a nickel deposit with one million tons of nickel. Trial drilling was successfully completed in April 2019.
  • Tourism: The main attraction of the district is the Serengeti National Park. Another attraction is the Maswa Game Reserve.
  • Transport: The main road connection is the national road leading north and south from the capital Bariadi.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Regional newsletter. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, Regional Administration, February 15, 2015, accessed November 7, 2019 (Swahili).
  2. ↑ a b 2012 Population and Housing Census. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 213 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  3. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24 Simiyu Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 72 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  4. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24 Simiyu Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 83 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  5. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24 Simiyu Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 125–126 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  6. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24 Simiyu Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 129, 131 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  7. ^ African Eagle Resources. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Drilling completed at Harmony's Dutwa Nickel Project, targeting historical nickel sulphide mineralization | Harmony Minerals. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
  9. ^ Trunk Roads Network. (pdf) Accessed November 7, 2019 .