Kikafu (river)

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Kikafu
The Kikafu between 1906 and 1918

The Kikafu between 1906 and 1918

Data
location TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania
River system Pangani
Drain over Weruweru  → Kikuletwa  → Pangani  → Indian Ocean
origin Kilimanjaro
muzzle in the Weruweru coordinates: 3 ° 26 ′ 8 ″  S , 37 ° 18 ′ 16 ″  E 3 ° 26 ′ 8 ″  S , 37 ° 18 ′ 16 ″  E
Mouth height 739  m


The Kikafu is a river in northern Tanzania in the Kilimanjaro region . It is a tributary of the Weruweru . Its headwaters are located on the southwest slope of Kilimanjaro .

literature

  • Stella C Rotich, Deogratias MM Mulungu: Adaptation to climate change impacts on crop water requirements in Kikafu catchment, Tanzania . In: Journal of Water and Climate Change . tape 8 , no. 2 . International Water Association, 2017, p. 274-292 (English).
  • Kathleen Mary Stahl: History of the Chagga people of Kilimanjaro . tape 2 . Mouton, 1964 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. Pangani Water Basin Management Project page 5. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Accessed December 25, 2010 .
  2. Entry "Kikafu" in the colonial dictionary. Retrieved December 25, 2010 .