Kibaha

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Kibaha
Kibaha (Tanzania)
Kibaha
Kibaha
Coordinates 6 ° 46 ′  S , 38 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 6 ° 46 ′  S , 38 ° 55 ′  E
Basic data
Country Tanzania

region

Pwani
Residents 23,651 (2020)

Kibaha is a city in eastern Tanzania . It is the capital of the Pwani region and the administrative seat of the Kibaha district .

Panorama at Kibaha

geography

In 2020 the city had 23,651 inhabitants. It is on the national road from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro . The climate is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . The annual precipitation of around 800 millimeters falls mainly in two rainy seasons from November to December and from March to April. The average temperature is 25.5 degrees Celsius.

history

The name "Kibaha" comes from the Zaramo language , where it means "here it is".

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Economy: In 2015, with the help of the Kiluwa Steel Group Company, the industrial zone "Kiluwa Free Processing Zone" was created to attract investors and create jobs. Kibaha is influenced by its proximity to Dar es Salaam, it is one of the few cities with an influx of Dar es Salaam residents.
  • Education: Kibaha Education Center is a multi-purpose educational facility in the city.
  • Roads: The main road link is the T1 national road, which connects Kibaha with Dar es Salaam.

Others

Kibaha has had a partnership with the Swedish Gotland region since 2000 .

Web links

Commons : Kibaha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ World Population Review. 2020, accessed February 29, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
  3. Historia ya Wilaya | Kibaha District Council. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
  4. Search results - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
  5. ^ Kibaha District Council, Investment Profile. (PDF) p. 3 , accessed on February 29, 2020 .
  6. ^ Economic Processing Zone in Kibaha set to create 15,000 jobs. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
  7. Bernard Lugongo: Tanzania: 13 Chinese Companies to Make 384.1bn / - Investments in Coast Region. March 4, 2019, accessed on February 29, 2020 .
  8. Elisa Muzzini, Wietze Lindeboom: The Urban Transition in Tanzania. (PDF) World Bank, 2008, p. 53 , accessed on February 29, 2020 .
  9. ^ Kibaha Education Center. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
  10. ^ Partnership between Gotland in Sweden and Kibaha in Tanzania. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .