Biharamulo (District)

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Biharamulo District
Location of the Biharamulo district in Tanzania
Location of the Biharamulo district in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Kagera
surface 5627 km²
Residents 323,486 (2012)
density 57 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-05

Coordinates: 2 ° 38 ′  S , 31 ° 18 ′  E

Biharamulo is a district in northwest Tanzania in the Kagera region . The administrative center is in the city of the same name, Biharamulo . The district is bordered by the Karagwe and Muleba districts to the north, the Geita region to the east, the Kigoma region to the south and the Ngara district to the west .

geography

Biharamulo has an area of ​​5627 square kilometers and around 320,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). It borders the Burigisee in the north and lies between 1200 and 1650 meters above sea level. The land is a flat, undulating plain with a few hills. The climate in Biharamulo is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . The precipitation is between 700 and 1000 millimeters per year and falls mainly in the period from October to May, the months of June, July and August are very dry. The average temperature is 27 degrees Celsius.

history

The Biharamulo District was established in 1983. In 2007 the Chato district was split off and has belonged to the Geita region since 2012.

Location of the Biharamulo district in the Kagera region.

Administrative division

Biharamulo is divided into two divisions and 17 parishes (wards).

Ward Residents

2002

Residents

2012

Biharamulo Mjini - 24,573
Basibo - 14,694
Ruziba - 12,090
Nyamahanga - 10,760
Nyarubungo 21,563 28,426
Lusahunga 18,246 37,234
Kalenge 19,777 34,147
Nyanza 9,889 17,074
Kaniha - 19,525
Nyankatara - 16,370
Nemba - 20,189
Nyabusozi 16,542 23,988
Nyamigongo 11,852 15,583
Kabindi - 25,312
Runazi - 14,472
Katahoka 10,781 14,213
Nyakuhura 18,565 26,123

population

The population fell from 209,279 in the 1988 census to 159,055 in 2002. Then it rose by 7.1 percent annually to 323,486 in 2012. This corresponds to a doubling time of less than ten years. Almost half of those over five spoke Swahili, around six percent spoke Swahili and English and almost half were illiterate (as of 2012).

Facilities and services
  • Education: There are 88 elementary schools and 20 secondary schools in the district.
  • Health: There is a hospital, five health centers and 24 pharmacies to provide medical care for the population.

Economy and Infrastructure

According to the 2011/2012 national household survey, Biharamulo is the second poorest district in Tanzania. Around 93 percent of the population are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry and five percent live from trade and commerce.

  • Agriculture: Maize (30,000 tons annually), rice, bananas (38,000 tons) and cassava (388,000 tons) are mainly grown for personal use, while cotton (347 tons), tobacco, coffee (128 tons) and sunflowers (169 tons) are also grown for sale Metric tons). Over half of the households own pets. Mainly chickens, goats and cattle are kept.
  • Mining: The state-owned company STAMICO mines gold in Mavota.
  • Roads: The district has good road connections. Three paved national roads lead away from the district capital. The T4 north to the regional capital Bukoba and east to Geita and Mwanza and the T3 south to Lusahunga. There it meets the asphalt national road from Shinyanga to Burundi and Rwanda . From this the unpaved national road to Kigoma branches off at Nyakanazi .

politics

In the district, a district council consisting of 24 council members is elected every 5 years. In the 2015 election, 16 seats went to the “Party of Revolution” ( CCM ) and seven to the “Party for Democracy and Progress” ( CHADEMA ).

Attractions

  • Burigi Chato National Park : This 4,700 square kilometer national park was established in 2019. It is home to elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, zebras and giraffes as well as the rare eland .
  • Biharamulo Forest Reserve: This 135,000 hectare forest reserve was established in 1954. It consists mainly of miombo forests, but also includes a variety of other trees. Intensive use for the extraction of charcoal and firewood, overgrazing and mining led to a sharp decline in forest areas. In 2017, 446 hectares were newly planted with the Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea).

Others

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Takwimu | Statistics. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b 18. Kagera Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 16 , accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  3. ^ Maps of the World. Russian Army Maps, S. Map 500k - xa36-3 , accessed August 4, 2020 (Russian).
  4. ↑ a b Dr. Gratian Bamwenda, Dr. Oswald Mashindano, Mrs. Margareth Nzuki and Mr. Abdallah K. Hassan: Biharamulo District Investment Profile. 2016, p. 5 , accessed on August 4, 2020 (PDF).
  5. ↑ a b c d e f fursa-za-uwekezaji | Biharamulo District Council website. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (Swahili).
  6. ↑ Biharamulo climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Biharamulo weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  7. ↑ History | Biharamulo District Council website. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Dr. Gratian Bamwenda, Dr. Oswald Mashindano, Mrs. Margareth Nzuki and Mr. Abdallah K. Hassan: Biharamulo District Investment Profile. 2016, p. 6 , accessed on August 4, 2020 (PDF).
  9. ↑ Dr. Gratian Bamwenda, Dr. Oswald Mashindano, Mrs. Margareth Nzuki and Mr. Abdallah K. Hassan: Biharamulo District Investment Profile. 2016, p. 4 , accessed on August 4, 2020 (PDF).
  10. ↑ 18. Kagera Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 73 , accessed on January 24, 2020 .
  11. ↑ 18. Kagera Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, pp. 132, 134 , accessed on January 24, 2020 .
  12. ↑ STAMIGOLD. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English).
  13. ^ Kagera Region Road Network. February 2020 .;
  14. ↑ Kagera Region Investment Guide. (PDF) 2019, p. 15 , accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  15. ^ Siegfried Schröder and Elke Kuhne: Elections in Tanzania 2015. (PDF) Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, November 9, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Orodha ya Waheshimiwa Madiwani | Biharamulo District Council website. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (Swahili).
  17. ↑ History | TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  18. ↑ News | TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Biharamulo Forest. Tanzania Forest Service Agency, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  20. ^ Diocese of Biharamulo. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 .
  21. ↑ BISFUCO: Sustainable Agriculture for Generations. December 12, 2014, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Ute Messner-Umundum: St. Severin Primary School Biharamulo - Tanzania. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .