Iringa (region)

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Iringa region
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Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Iringa
surface 35,743 km²
Residents 941,238 (2012)
density 26 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-04

Coordinates: 7 ° 58 ′  S , 34 ° 57 ′  E

Iringa is one of the 31 regions in Tanzania , the seat of the administration is in the city of Iringa . The region is bounded in the north by the Singida and Dodoma regions , in the east by the Morogoro region , in the south by the Njombe region and in the west by the Mbeya region .

View of the city of Iringa
Colonial building in Iringa

geography

The region has a size of 35,743 square kilometers and around 940,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). Together with the regions of Njombe and Mbeya, Iringa forms the southern highlands. Iringa occupies the northernmost part of this highland, which slopes steeply at the edge in a step up to 800 meters high. Iringa can be divided into three zones:

  • The highlands in the east, where the Udzungwa Mountains rise up to almost 3000 meters on the border with Morogoro . Precipitation falls between 1000 and 1600 millimeters per year. The highest peaks are Mtwori with 2961 meters, the Salala with 2688 meters and the Luhombero with 2576 meters above sea level.
  • The Mittelland is 1200 to 1600 meters high. The precipitation is between 600 and 1000 millimeters per year, the temperature ranges from 15 to 20 degrees Celsius.
  • The flat, hilly lowland has a height of 900 to 1200 meters and it rains 500 to 600 millimeters a year.

The region is drained by the permanent Ruaha and Likosi rivers. On the border with the Dodoma region, electrical energy is generated at the Mtera reservoir . The country is characterized by massive rocky peaks that protrude from the landscape and are called island mountains.

The climate in Iringa is largely a warm Mediterranean climate, Csb according to the effective climate classification .

Climate table Iringa (city)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 24.7 24.9 24.8 24.2 23.7 22.9 22.5 23.3 25.4 27 27.7 25.9 O 24.7
Min. Temperature (° C) 14.7 14.6 14.7 14.8 13.7 11.9 11 11.3 12.2 13.5 14.6 14.8 O 13.5
Temperature (° C) 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.5 18.7 17.4 16.7 17.3 18.8 20.2 21.1 20.3 O 19.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 150 138 149 63 7th 1 0 0 1 9 37 135 Σ 690
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Source: climate-data.org

history

The region received its current form in 2012 after Njombe was separated as a separate region.

Administrative division

The Iringa region is divided into three districts and five councils (Iringa DC, Iringa MC, Mufundi, Kilolo and Mafinga TC):

District surface

km 2

Residents

2002

Residents

2012

Iringa 20,745 351,404 405.377
Mufindi 7.123 282.071 317,731
Kilolo 7,875 204,372 218.130
Market in the city of Iringa
Street vendor

population

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Hehe . The population pyramid shows the broad base for many African areas, i.e. a high proportion of young people. The proportion of those over five who can read and write is 79 percent, 82 percent for men and 76 percent for women:

The different distribution between town and country is striking. The pyramid of Iringa city shows a bulge in the age group from 15 to 24 years, which indicates an immigration of young people to the city. This is more pronounced in women than in men:

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 484 elementary schools and 156 secondary schools in the region. Of the primary schools, 472 are state schools and 12 are private, and of the secondary schools, 48 ​​are private schools (as of 2014). In the city of Iringa there is a university with 108 teachers and 4000 students (as of 2017).
  • Health: Seven hospitals, 22 health centers and 208 pharmacies are available to provide medical care for the population. Four of the hospitals are privately run and three are state-run (as of 2014).
  • Water: 55 percent of the population is supplied with clean and safe water. In the city, the proportion is 87 percent. In rural areas, 38 percent are supplied from unprotected sources and 17 percent from water (as of 2012).
  • Electrical energy: All cities and around a quarter of the villages are supplied with electrical energy (as of 2014).

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is the most important industry in the region, it employs eighty percent of the working population and contributes ninety percent to the gross domestic product , followed by trade and industry with a combined seven percent.

Agriculture

Of the 220,000 households, 180,000 are engaged in agriculture. The cultivation depends on the location, so in the highlands mainly maize, bananas, peas, tea, wheat, potatoes, sunflowers and beans are grown. The middle layers are suitable for corn, beans, sweet potatoes, beans, sunflowers and fruit, while millet, cowpeas , sunflowers, sesame, cassava , peanuts, rice, bananas, vegetables and tropical fruits are cultivated in the low areas. Around half of the households keep farm animals, mainly chickens, cattle and goats.

National road T1 from Iringa to the east

traffic

The Tanzam Highway , the T1 national road, runs through the region from Dar es Salaam to Zambia . In the city of Iringa, the T5 national road branches off to Dodoma .

Ruaha National Park with the Ruaha River
Forests in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Mtera reservoir

Attractions

  • Ruaha National Park : At 20,300 square kilometers, it is the largest national park in Tanzania and is also located in the Mbeya and Dodoma regions. It is known for its large pride of lions and the rare wild dogs.
  • Udzungwa Mountains National Park : Located on the border with Mororgoro, the park is 1990 square kilometers. The mountains covered by forests are home to endemic plants and animals. The national park is also known for its abundance of more than 400 species of birds.
  • Igeleke rock paintings : prehistoric ocher drawings show human figures and animals.
  • Mtera Reservoir : A 260-meter-long and up to 45-meter-high dam dams the Ruaha River into a 600-square-kilometer lake. 80 MW of electrical energy are generated. The lake attracts many birds because of its abundance of fish and dead trees in the shallow water zones. Flamingos, cormorants, gray herons and ospreys nest on the lake, hundreds of thousands of swallows live on its banks.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 11 Iringa Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed December 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 6 , accessed December 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b TANESCO - Mtera. Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Iringa Region, Socio-economic Profile 2013. (PDF) Ministry of Finance, National Bureau of Statistics, October 2013, pp. 6-11 , accessed on December 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Climate Iringa: Temperature, climate graph, Climate table for Iringa - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ History | MKOA WA NJOMBE. Retrieved December 8, 2019 (Swahili).
  7. ↑ Home | Iringa region. Regional Administration and Local Government, accessed December 8, 2019 .
  8. ^ Iringa Region, Socio-economic Profile 2013. (PDF) Ministry of Finance, National Bureau of Statistics, October 2013, p. 4 , accessed on December 8, 2019 .
  9. ^ Iringa Region, Socio-economic Profile 2013. (PDF) Ministry of Finance, National Bureau of Statistics, October 2013, p. 12 , accessed on December 8, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 11 Iringa Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 18, 62 , accessed on December 8, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 11 Iringa Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 21 , accessed December 8, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b c d e Medium Term Strategic Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20. (PDF) Regional Administration and Local Government, December 2014, pp. 9-10 , accessed December 9, 2019 .
  13. ↑ The Economic Survey 2017. (PDF) Ministry of Finance and Planning, July 2018, p. 214 , accessed on December 9, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 11 Iringa Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 112 , accessed December 8, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 11 Iringa Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 125 , accessed December 8, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 11 Iringa Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 128, 130 , accessed December 8, 2019 .
  17. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. The United Republic of Tanzania, accessed December 9, 2019 .
  18. ↑ a b Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 8 , accessed December 9, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Ruaha National Park - Travel Guide, Map & More! Retrieved December 9, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Udzungwa National Park - Tanzania Tourism. Retrieved December 9, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Igeleke Rock Art | Iringa, Tanzania Attractions. Retrieved December 9, 2019 .
  22. ^ BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved December 9, 2019 .