Kakonko (District)

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Kakonko District
Kakonko (District) (Tanzania)
Kakonko
Kakonko
Kakonko (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Kigoma
surface 2209 km²
Residents 167,555 (2012)
density 76 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-08

Coordinates: 3 ° 17 ′  S , 30 ° 58 ′  E

Kakonko is the northernmost district of the Kigoma region in western Tanzania with the administrative center in the city of the same name, Kakonko . The district borders the Kagera region to the north and east, the Kibondo district to the south and Burundi to the west .

Location of the Kakonko district in the Kigoma region.

geography

Kakonko has an area of ​​2209 square kilometers and around 170,000 inhabitants (2012 census). The district lies at an altitude of 1100 to 1700 meters above sea level and is divided into three areas:

  • The plains in the east. Most of the plain is covered by Miombo forests. Tsetse flies make life difficult, so the area is sparsely populated. Much of it belongs to the Moyowosi Game Reserve.
  • The middle zone is flat, lies between 1100 and 1500 meters high and is used for agriculture.
  • In the west on the border with Burundi the country rises hilly to over 1700 meters, also here arable farming and cattle breeding are practiced.

The climate in the district is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . The annual average rains 1000 millimeters with sometimes heavy rain in the months of October to May. The short dry season lasts from June to September. The average temperature is between 15 and 22 degrees Celsius with the highest values ​​in September and a cooler period from June to August.

history

Kakonko was created in 2013 by dividing the Kibondo district.

Administrative division

The district is divided into eleven parishes (wards):

  • Nyabibuye
  • Nyamtukuza
  • Muhange
  • Kasuga
  • Kakonko
  • Kiziguzigu
  • Rugenge
  • Kasanda
  • Gwanumpu
  • Katanga
  • Mugunzu

population

The largest ethnic group are the Ha . Kakonko is one of the few districts where the population has declined, falling from 203,469 in the 2002 census to 167,555 in 2012. In 2012, sixty percent spoke Swahili and five percent Swahili and English, and about a third were illiterate.

Facilities and services
  • Education: There are 59 elementary schools and 13 secondary schools in the district.
  • Health: Unprotected water sources contribute to the spread of typhoid, the most common disease being malaria.

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Agriculture: Almost ninety percent of the population live from agriculture. The size of the farms is between one and four hectares. In the middle zone, maize, cotton, peanuts, rice, tobacco, cassava and beans are grown, in the higher regions maize, coffee, rice, bananas, cotton, beans and tobacco. The yield is low as it is mostly done manually and not watered. Almost half of the 33,000 households in the district keep livestock. The most common are poultry, cattle and goats (as of 2012).
  • Forestry: The proportion of forest in the district is declining. Wood and charcoal are the most important sources of energy in the household, and the expansion of pasture areas and bush fires also contribute to deforestation.
  • Roads: The main road connection is the national road T9, which connects Kakonko with the regional capital Kigoma in the south and with the national road T3 in the north. This leads from Rwanda to Singida and Dodoma in the east.

politics

In Kakonko, a district council is elected every five years. Eighteen council members are elected, currently ten from the “Party of Revolution” ( CCM ) and eight from the “Party for Democracy and Progress” ( CHADEMA ). The chairman is Juma Maganga Muhunga from CCM (as of 2019).Template: future / in 4 years

Others

  • Parish partnership: Since 2008, the Austrian parish Kirchdorf an der Krems has had a partnership with Kakonko with a focus on “people with disabilities”. The project work included school uniforms, teaching materials, tricycles, building houses and training.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 16 Kigoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 16 , accessed on April 24, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f History | Kakonko District Council. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Search results - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xa36-3. Russian Army Maps, accessed April 25, 2020 (Russian).
  6. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance, March 2013, p. 153 , accessed April 24, 2020 .
  7. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 16 Kigoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 72 , accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Takwimu | Statistics. Accessed April 25, 2020 (English).
  9. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 16 Kigoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 129, 131 , accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  10. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved April 26, 2020 .
  11. ^ Siegfried Schröder and Elke Kuhne: Elections in Tanzania 2015. (PDF) Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, November 9, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on April 26, 2020 .
  12. ^ Councilors list | Kakonko District Council. Retrieved April 26, 2020 .
  13. ^ Parish Kirchdorf at the Krems diocese Linz: Parish partnership Kakonko (Tanzania). Retrieved April 26, 2020 .