Hai (district)

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Shark
location
Basic data
Country Tanzania
Capital Shark Mjini
surface 902 km²
Residents 210,533 (2012)
density 233 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-09

Coordinates: 3 ° 15 ′  S , 37 ° 3 ′  E

Hai is one of 6 districts in the Kilimanjaro region in northeastern Tanzania . The district is bordered by the Siha district to the northwest , the Arusha region to the west, the Manyara region to the south, the Moshi district to the east and the Rombo district to the northeast .

Vegetation on Kilimanjaro

geography

Hai is located on the western slope of Kilimanjaro , has a size of 902 square kilometers and 210,533 inhabitants (as of 2012). The area is flat in the south and rises rapidly to the northeast. There are two rainy seasons , one with short rain showers from October to December, the second with longer rainfalls from March to May / June. The dry season lasts from August to October.

Administrative division

The district is divided into 14 parishes ( wards ):

  • Shark Mjini
  • KIA
  • Machame Kaskazini
  • Machame Kusini
  • Machame Magharibi
  • Machame Mashariki
  • Machame Weruweru
  • Machame Narumu
  • Machame Uroki
  • Masama Rundugai
  • Masama Mashariki
  • Masama Magharibi
  • Masama Kusini
  • Masama Kati

population

The predominant ethnic group in the district are the Chagga . While Hai already had 197,518 inhabitants in 1988, this number fell to 169,721 by 2002 and rose to 210,533 by 2012. In the period from 2002 to 2012, the literacy rate among those over fifteen rose from 90 to 92 percent. Around two thirds of the population spoke Swahili, around a fifth English and Swahili.

Dividing the households into five groups, starting with the poorest to the richest, shows that Hai is quite wealthy compared to the neighboring districts. Only 12 percent fall into the poorest fifth, 28 percent into the richest fifth.

Facilities and services
Household wealth in quintiles
  • Education: There are 105 elementary schools and 29 secondary schools in the district.
  • Health: There are two hospitals for the medical care of the population (as of 2019).
  • Water: In 2011, 80 percent of the population was provided with safe drinking water.

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important industry in the district is agriculture. There is also forestry and fishing.

Agriculture

Agriculture is mainly done by small farmers. The main annual crops are maize and rice, and millet and wheat are also grown. Perennial fruits are also cultivated, especially bananas, coffee, oranges and guavas (status 2002). Annual plants are predominantly affected by the increasing drought, with the yields of maize and beans falling in 2015. Sixty percent of the 60,000 households owned pets, mostly chickens, cattle and goats (as of 2012).

Trade and commerce

Compared to other districts in the region, Hai has a high proportion of co-owned companies at 36 percent. Only eight percent of the companies have employees.

tourism

The main tourist attraction is Kilimanjaro National Park , which takes up about a quarter of the total area of ​​the district.

Kilimanjaro airport

Infrastructure

  • Aviation: The Kilimanjaro airport after the airport Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar airport is the third busiest airport in Zanzibar. In 2018, 455,000 passengers were handled.
  • Roads: The main thoroughfare is the T2 National Road from Moshi to Arusha, which crosses the district from east to west.
  • Railway: The Usambara Railway runs through the south of the district from Tanga to Arusha .
Aerial view of Kilimanjaro

Nature reserves, sights

  • Kilimanjaro National Park: The northern part of the district is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park, which is 1668 square kilometers in size. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 . Kilimanjaro is the largest free-standing volcano on earth, towering over its surroundings almost 5000 meters.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed on January 14, 2020 .
  2. ^ Baseline Study for Hand in Hand Eastern Africa Program in Northern Tanzania. (PDF) August 2017, pp. 22, 28 , accessed on January 15, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance, March 2013, p. 40 , accessed on January 14, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Kilimanjaro Region, Investment Guide. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2017, p. 7 , accessed on January 16, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 68, 72 , accessed on January 14, 2020 .
  6. ^ Baseline Study for Hand in Hand Eastern Africa Program in Northern Tanzania. (PDF) August 2017, p. 32 , accessed on January 15, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b Statistics | Shark District Council. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  8. ^ Providing everyone with safe drinking water in Tanazania's Hai District. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  9. ↑ a b Regional Report: Kilimanjaro Region. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ministry of Water and Livestock Development, December 2007, p. 119 , accessed on January 15, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Linus K. Munishi, Anza A. Lema, Patrick A. Ndakidemi: Decline in maize and beans production in the face of climate change at Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania . In: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management . March 16, 2015, ISSN  1756-8692 , doi : 10.1108 / IJCCSM-07-2013-0094 ( emerald.com [accessed January 15, 2020]).
  11. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 129, 132 , accessed on January 14, 2020 .
  12. ^ Baseline Study for Hand in Hand Eastern Africa Program in Northern Tanzania. (PDF) August 2017, p. 8 , accessed on January 15, 2020 .
  13. ↑ a b Google Maps. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (de-US).
  14. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 67 , accessed on January 16, 2020 .
  15. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 8 , accessed on January 16, 2020 .
  17. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Kilimanjaro National Park. Accessed January 16, 2020 (English).