Kaskazini A (District)

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Kaskazini District A
Location of the Kaskazini A district in Tanzania
Location of the Kaskazini A district in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Unguja Kaskazini
surface 211 km²
Residents 105,780 (2012)
density 501 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-07

Coordinates: 5 ° 51 ′  S , 39 ° 14 ′  E

Kaskazini A is a district in the Tanzanian region of Unguja Kaskazini . The district borders on the Kaskazini B district in the south and is otherwise surrounded by the Indian Ocean .

Beach on the east coast at Matemwe

geography

Kaskazini A consists of the northernmost part of Unguja Island and Tumbatu Island . The district is 211 square kilometers and has 105,780 inhabitants (as of 2012). The climate is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . The temperature is between 20 and 40 degrees Celsius, the annual precipitation of 1,300 to 1,700 millimeters falls mostly in two rainy seasons. The long rainy season with 900 to 1200 millimeters of precipitation is called "Masika" and lasts from March / April to May. From September / October to December there is 400 to 500 millimeters of rain, this time is called "Vuli".

history

The Unguja Kaskazini region with the Kaskazina A and Kaskazini B districts was created in 1967. "Kaskazini" is a Swahili word and means "north".

Location of the Kaskazini A district in the Unguja Kaskazini region

Administrative division

The district is divided into five constituencies (constituencies) and ten parishes (wards):

Constituency local community
Chaani Kinyasini
Chaani
Kijini Kijini
Kivunge
Mkwajuni Kidombo
Gamba
Nungwi Bandakuu
Tazari
Tuimbatu Kipange
Tuimbatu

population

The district had 59,990 inhabitants in 1988. With annual growth of 2.4 percent, the number rose to 84,147 in 2002 and 105,780 in 2012. The increase from 2002 to 2012 was about ten percent in rural areas and the urban population increased tenfold Time. The literacy rate rose from 50 percent to 77 percent over the same period.

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 28 pre-schools, 26 elementary schools and 24 high schools in the district. 96 percent of primary school students and 87 percent of secondary school students walk to school (as of 2016).
  • Health: Fourteen health centers and two privately operated pharmacies are available to provide medical care for the population.
  • Water: Three quarters of the 20,522 households received tap water. Over 90 percent had access to safe and clean water less than a kilometer away (as of 2014).
  • Electrical energy: In 2015, eleven percent of households had an electricity connection.

Economy and Infrastructure

The country's economy includes agriculture, fishing, hunting, manufacturing, and services.

  • Agriculture: The main crops are rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, yams , millet, bananas, fruits and vegetables. The following fruits were harvested in 2018: 2940 tons of watermelons, 1204 tons of tomatoes, 955 tons of papaya , 830 tons of pineapple and 700 tons of okra . Mainly chickens, goats and cattle are kept as farm animals (as of 2012).
  • Fisheries: In 2016, there were 10,873 fishermen using boats and 2,369 fishermen using manual fishing and 5,742 people growing seaweed.
  • Services: Alongside agriculture, trade is an important economic factor. There are 1762 registered stores in the district (as of 2016).
  • Tourism: 63 hotels and 50 guest houses are available for the accommodation of guests (as of 2016). However, only 0.2 percent of the population is employed in this sector.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Google Maps. Retrieved January 1, 2020 (de-US).
  2. ^ A b Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, pp. 1–2 , accessed on January 1, 2020 .
  3. ^ Tanzania Regions. Accessed January 2, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Google Translate. Accessed January 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 51 Kaskazini Unguja Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 15, 66 , accessed on January 1, 2020 .
  6. ^ Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, pp. 23-25 , accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  7. ^ Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, p. 51 , accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  8. ^ Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, pp. 35, 38 , accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  9. ^ Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, p. 66 , accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  10. ^ A b c Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, pp. 9–11 , accessed on January 1, 2020 .
  11. ↑ The Annual Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, 2018. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, p. 12 , accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 51. Kaskazini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, pp. 123–124 , accessed December 30, 2019 .
  13. ^ Kaskazini A, District Profile. (PDF) The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, June 2017, pp. 20–21 , accessed on January 1, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Dr. Flora Kessy, Ms. Mashavu Omar: Status and Progress of Human Development. (PDF) The Economic and Social Research Foundation, 2014, p. 26 , accessed on January 2, 2020 .