Chato (District)

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Chato District
Chato (District) (Tanzania)
Chato
Chato
Chato (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Geita
surface 3572 km²
Residents 365,127 (2012)
density 102 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-27

Coordinates: 2 ° 38 ′  S , 31 ° 46 ′  E

Chato is one of the five districts of the Geita region in Tanzania with the administrative center in the city of Chato . In the northeast the district borders on Lake Victoria , in the east on the Geita district , in the south on the Mbogwe and Bukombe districts and in the west on the Kagera region .

geography

The district is 3,572 square kilometers and has around 365,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). It is located in the northwest of Tanzania on the south bank of Lake Victoria, on a high plateau at an altitude of around 1200 meters, only a little higher than the lake. In the northwest, the land rises to over 1,400 meters. The climate is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . Months with little precipitation are June, July and August, otherwise it rains monthly 100 millimeters and more. A total of around 1000 millimeters of rain falls annually with an almost constant average temperature of 21 to 23 degrees Celsius.

history

In 2006, the district was created from the division of the former Bihartari district. Geita was part of the Kagera region, in 2012 the district became part of the newly established Geita region.

Location of the Chato district in the Geita region

Administrative division

The district is divided into the five divisions Buzirayombo, Bwanga, Buseresere, Kachwamba and Nyamirembe, as well as into 22 parishes (wards):

  • Muganza
  • Bwongera
  • Kogongo
  • Nyamirembe
  • Ichwankima
  • Kachwamba
  • Kasenga
  • Ilemela
  • Chato
  • Muungano
  • Bwina
  • Katende
  • Ilyamchele
  • Bukome
  • Buziku
  • Nyarutembo
  • Makurugusi
  • Buseresere
  • Butengorumasa
  • Iparamasa
  • Bwanga
  • Bwera

population

The number of inhabitants rose from 250,334 in 2002 to 365,127 in 2012. This corresponds to an annual growth of 3.8 percent and means that the population doubles every 18 years. During the same period, the number of illiterate people over the age of 15 fell from 42 to 34 percent. Half of those over five could read Swahili, and an additional six percent could read English and Swahili.

Facilities and services
  • Education: There are 131 primary schools and 27 secondary schools in Chato (as of 2019).
  • Health: A hospital, four health centers and 31 pharmacies ensure medical care for the population (as of 2019).

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Agriculture: Of the 267,900 hectares that are suitable for agriculture, 37 percent are cultivated. Over eighty percent of households are engaged in agriculture. Mainly corn, rice, millet, cassava, beans and sweet potatoes are grown for personal use. Surplus and cotton, tobacco and sunflower are sold. Around 80,000 hectares are suitable for grazing. Of the 60,000 households, 27,000 are involved in animal husbandry. Mainly chickens, cattle and goats are kept (as of 2012).
  • Fisheries: The district area includes 896 square kilometers of water on Lake Victoria, where fishing is carried out. In addition, 3,336 fishermen also manage fish ponds on the coast and in rice fields or fish in rivers (as of 2019).
Country road in Chato
  • Roads: The main traffic connection is the national road T4 from Mwanza to Bukoba , which crosses the south of the district. A regional road branches off from the T4 at Bwanga, which leads north along Lake Victoria to Chato and on to Biharamulo.

Nature reserves, sights

  • Lake Victoria: In the northeast, the district has access to Lake Victoria. From here the Rubondo National Park can also be reached by boat.
  • Biharamulo Game Reserve: In the northwest, Chato is part of the 1300 square kilometer Biharamulo Game Reserve. It is primarily a hunting ground for antelopes and zebras, but is also home to many birds such as eagles, ibises and storks.
John Magufuli, President of Tanzania

Personalities

  • John Magufuli , who has been President of Tanzania since 2015, was born in Chato.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Single Economic Activity | Chato District Council. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 25 Geita Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 15 , accessed on December 14, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c History of Chato. (PDF) Retrieved January 26, 2020 (Swahili).
  4. ↑ a b Google Maps. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (de-US).
  5. ↑ Chato climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Chato weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
  6. ^ Tanzania Regions. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
  7. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (pdf) National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance, March 2013, p. 224 , accessed December 11, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 25 Geita Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, pp. 67, 70 , accessed on December 14, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Statistics | Chato District Council. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
  10. ^ Economic Activity Agriculture | Chato District Council. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 25 Geita Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, pp. 167, 179, 171 , accessed on December 14, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Economic Activity Fishing | Chato District Council. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
  13. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Rubondo Island National Park - Lappet Faced Safaris. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (American English).
  15. ^ Biharamulo game reserve. In: Tanzania Zalendo. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (American English).
  16. ^ Chato District. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (canon).
  17. ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): One year to go for Tanzania's President Magufuli and the reviews are mixed | DW | 04/11/2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (UK English).