Chunya (district)
District
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| Basic data | ||||
| Country | Tanzania | |||
| region | Mbeya | |||
| surface | 13,143 km² | |||
| Residents | 156,786 (2012) | |||
| density | 12 inhabitants per km² | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | TZ-14 | |||
Coordinates: 8 ° 33 ' S , 33 ° 9' E
Chunya is a district of the Mbeya region of the state of Tanzania with the administrative seat in the city of Chunya . The district borders on the Tabora region in the north, the Singida and Iringa regions and the Mbarali district in the east, the Mbeya district in the south and the Songwe region in the west .
geography
The district has a size of 13,143 square kilometers and around 160,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). It is located on the central high plateau of Tanzania at an altitude of around 1200 meters with elevations up to 1700 meters above sea level. The capital is 1442 meters above sea level. The drainage takes place in the Rukwasee in the west. The climate is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . The precipitation varies depending on the location from 500 to 1000 millimeters per year. It is very dry from May to September, with precipitation falling mainly in the months of December to March. The average temperatures are between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius.
history
The name Chunya comes from a small stream near the town of Chunya. With the establishment of the Songwe region in 2016, the Chunya district was divided. The western part became the Songwe district of the Songwe region, the eastern part remained as a reduced Chunya district in the Mbeya region.
Administrative division
Chunya consists of two divisions and 19 parishes (wards).
population
The largest ethnic groups in the district are the Bungu and Kimbu.
Facilities and services
- Health: The district has a hospital, three health centers and 21 pharmacies.
Economy and Infrastructure
- Agriculture: Almost ninety percent of the population live from agriculture. The main crops are corn, beans, millet, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cassava, sunflower and tobacco. In addition to arable farming, livestock is also practiced. In 2017, farmers in Chunya kept 140,000 chickens, 200,000 cattle, 34,000 goats and 10,000 sheep.
- Beekeeping: The district is one of the most important honey producers in Tanzania. 400 tons of honey and 25 tons of wax are produced annually (as of 2016).
- Roads: The main road connection is the T8 national road. It crosses the district from south to north and connects the regional capital Mbeya with Singida in the north.
politics
A district council is elected every five years in the district. Bosco Mwanginde will chair it (as of 2020) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mbeya Region Investment Opportunities. (PDF) September 2017, pp. 11, 16 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xb36-3, Map 500k - xb36-4, Map 500k - xc36-2. Russian Army Maps, accessed May 14, 2020 (Russian).
- ↑ Chunya climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Chunya weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
- ^ Mbeya Region Investment Opportunities. (PDF) September 2017, pp. 13-14 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ KILIMO, UMWAGILIAJI NA USHIRIKA. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (Swahili).
- ↑ History | Chunya District Council. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ History | SONGWE REGION. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Mbeya Region Investment Opportunities. (PDF) September 2017, p. 17 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Takwimu | Statistics. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (Swahili).
- ↑ a b FURSA ZA UWEKEZAJI CHUNYA. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (Swahili).
- ^ Mbeya Region Investment Opportunities. (PDF) September 2017, p. 26 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ TAARIFA YA KITENGO CHA NYUKI KWENYE KAMATI YA USHAURI YA WILAYA 2016. (PDF) December 20, 2016, accessed May 14, 2020 .
- ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Siegfried Schröder and Elke Kuhne: Elections in Tanzania 2015. (PDF) Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, November 9, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Mwanzo. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (English).
