Gairo (district)

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Gairo district
Gairo (District) (Tanzania)
Gairo
Gairo
Gairo (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Morogoro
surface 1851 km²
Residents 193,011 (2012)
density 104 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-16

Coordinates: 6 ° 14 ′  S , 36 ° 47 ′  E

Gairo is a district of the Morogoro region in Tanzania with the administrative headquarters in the city of Gairo . The district borders on the Manyara and Tanga regions in the north, the Mvomero district in the east, the Kilosa district in the south and the Dodoma region in the west .

geography

The district has a size of 1851 square kilometers and 193,011 inhabitants (as of 2012). The country is divided into three zones: the plains of the river valleys, the high plateau and the mountain zone. The high plateau, on which the capital Gairo is located, has a height of 1100 to 1300 meters above sea level. The Ukaguru and Unguu mountains rise to 2200 meters. The climate is warm and temperate, according to the effective climate classification . The annual average of 600 to 1200 millimeters of rain falls, little in the lowlands and more in the mountains. Short rain showers fall from October to December, longer rainfall occurs from February to May. It is very dry from mid-May to October. The temperature depends strongly on the location and varies from 25 to 30 degrees Celsius, with July being the coldest and January the warmest month of the year.

history

Gairo was created in 2012 when it was separated from the Kilosa district.

Administrative division

The district consists of eleven parishes (wards):

  • Chakwales
  • Iyogwe
  • Idibo
  • Kibedya
  • Msingisi
  • Gairo
  • Rubeho
  • Mandege
  • Chagongwe
  • Chanjale
  • Nongwe

population

The population of Gairo increased from 142,007 in 2002 to 193,011 in 2012. This represents an annual increase of 3.1 percent and a doubling every 23 years. Half of those over five spoke Swahili, four percent Swahili and English, and 46 percent were illiterate (as of 2012).

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 62 primary schools and 12 secondary schools in Gairo (as of 2019).
  • Health: A district hospital, a health center and 24 pharmacies provide medical care for the population (as of 2015).
  • Water: In 2015, 54 percent of the population was supplied with clean and safe water.

Economy and Infrastructure

With an average annual income of 160,000 Tanzanian shillings (equivalent to 64 euros), Gairo is one of the poorest districts in Tanzania (as of 2015).

  • Agriculture: The most important economic activity is agriculture, 32,500 of the 37,000 households are engaged in arable farming, 18,000 also keep livestock. On average, a family cultivates an area of ​​1.5 to 3.5 hectares. Millet, peanuts, corn, rice, cassava, legumes and coconuts are mostly grown. The animals kept most frequently are chickens, cattle and goats (as of 2012).
  • Commerce and Industry: There are no industrial companies in the district. Carpenters, brickworks, tailoring and embroidery are mostly run by family businesses, there are also small construction companies and retail stores.
  • Roads: The T3 national road runs through the district from Morogoro to Dodoma . There are a total of 959 kilometers of roads of which 27 kilometers are asphalted and 380 kilometers are gravel, the rest are unpaved roads, which are only partially passable during the rainy season (as of 2015).
Gemstone Beetle (Sternocera castanea boucardii)

Attractions

  • Ukaguru Forest Reserve: The Ukaguru Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains and are home to 60 species of birds, including the endemic Rubeho Warbler (Scepomycter rubehoensis). There are also monkeys, bush babies, rare insects and endemic plants.

Others

  • School partnership: The Cradley Church of England Primary School has had a partnership with the Gairo B. School since 2010.
  • Gairo virus: In 2014, a new arenavirus transmitted by mice was discovered and named Gairo virus because of its first appearance.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Historia | Gairo District Council. Retrieved March 24, 2020 (Swahili).
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04 Morogoro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 16 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xb37-1, Map 500k - xb37-3. Russian Army Maps, accessed March 24, 2020 (Russian).
  4. ↑ Gairo climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Gairo weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b Gairo District Council Strategic Plan 2018 / 19–2022 / 23. (PDF) December 2017, pp. 12-13 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 63 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  7. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04 Morogoro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 72 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Takwimu. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Gairo District Council Strategic Plan 2018 / 19–2022 / 23. (PDF) December 2017, p. 23 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Gairo District Council, Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) March 2015, p. 16 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  11. ↑ a b Gairo District Council, Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) March 2015, p. 11 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  12. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04. Morogoro Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, pp. 128, 130, 133 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  13. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Gairo District Council, Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) March 2015, p. 17 , accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Tourism Opportunities | Gairo District Council. (PDF) Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Ukaguru | Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS). Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Gairo B | Cradley CofE Primary School. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Sophie Gryseels, Toni Rieger, Lisa Oestereich, Bart Cuypers, Benny Borremans, Rhodes Makundi, Herwig Leirs, Stephan Günther, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq: Gairo virus, a novel arenavirus of the widespread Mastomys natalensis. (PDF) Elsevier, 2014, accessed March 25, 2020 .