Kilwa (District)

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Kilwa District
Location of Kilwa District in Tanzania
Location of Kilwa District in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Lindi
surface 13,348 km²
Residents 190,744 (2012)
density 14 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-12

Coordinates: 9 ° 7 ′  S , 38 ° 32 ′  E

Kilwa is a district in the Tanzanian region of Lindi with the administrative center in Kilwa Masoko . The district borders the Pwani region to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, the Lindi and Ruangwa districts to the south and the Liwale district to the west .

geography

The district has an area of ​​13,348 square kilometers and 190,744 inhabitants (as of 2012). It is drained eastward into the Indian Ocean by the three main rivers Matandu, Mavuji and Mbwemkuru .

The climate in Kilwa is humid and hot with average temperatures of 22 to 30 degrees Celsius. From mid-March to May there is extensive rainfall, from the end of October to December there are short showers, in between it is dry. The annual rainfall in the north is 1000 to 1400 millimeters, in the south between 800 and 1400 millimeters.

Gereza Fortress on Kilwa Kisiwani Island

history

Kilwa District was founded by the British colonial government in 1947. It was dissolved in 1972, but re-established in its current form in 1984.

Administrative division

The district is divided into 21 parishes (wards)

  • Tingi
  • Miteja
  • Mingumbi
  • Kinjumbi
  • Chumo
  • Kipatimu
  • Kibata
  • Kandawals
  • Njinjo
  • Mitols
  • Miguruwe
  • Likawage
  • Nanjirinji
  • Kiranjeranje
  • Mandawa
  • Pande
  • Kivinjesingino
  • Kikole
  • Songosongo
  • Masoko
  • Lihimalyao

population

Kilwa is mainly inhabited by Matumbi , Ngindo and Mwera. Of those over five, 57 percent spoke Swahili, six percent English and Swahili, and 37 percent were illiterate (as of 2012).

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 108 elementary schools in the district with 52,127 students and 787 teachers. Thus there are 66 students for one teacher. In 2018, we were looking for 508 teachers and 114 in the secondary schools.
  • Health: Two hospitals, one state and one church, five public health centers and 48 pharmacies are available in the district for the medical care of the population.
  • Water: 43 percent of the population have access to safe and clean water (as of 2018).

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important branch of the economy in the district is agriculture, where mostly small farmers work. This is followed by fishing and trade and, to a lesser extent, industry and commerce.

  • Agriculture: More than eighty percent of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly cassava, corn, peas, sesame, sweet potatoes, oranges, mangoes, vegetables and corn are grown on around 47,000 hectares. In addition to arable farming, livestock farming is also important. Mainly chickens and cattle are kept on 530,000 hectares.
  • Fishing: Around eight percent of the population work in the field of fishing, mostly family businesses without technical aids. In 2016, 1905 fishermen with 982 fishing boats caught around 29,000 tons of fish.
  • Trade: The traders are small business people who get their goods from Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar by ship or by road. There are also local markets for everyday use.
Ruins of Makutani Palace on Kilwa Kisiwani Island
Mangrove forest on Kilwa Kisiwani
Great mosque
  • Commercial: Small commercial enterprises mainly manufacture furniture or deal with fish processing and salt extraction.
  • Natural resources: In the district, natural gas is extracted in Makangaga, Mbwemkuru and Kiranjeranje. There are oil and gas deposits in Kiswele and Rushungi on the Indian Ocean, as well as in Songosongo.
  • Tourism: The most interesting travel destinations are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara . There are also beautiful beaches and natural mangrove forests on the Indian Ocean and the Nandete Caves in Kittim. However, the tourism sector is not very developed.
  • Traffic: The largely paved main road runs through the district from Lindi via Kilwa to Dar es Salaam. The other roads are Naurstraßen, which can only be used with four-wheel drive vehicles in the rainy season.
  • Energy: A power plant in Somanga supplies the district with electrical energy. This is only available in the seven municipalities of Masoko, Singino-Kivinje, Kinjumbi, Tingi, Miteja and Songosongo. Otherwise, fires heated with wood from the forests inland or from the mangrove forests of the coast are the most important source of energy for cooking or drying fish.
Giraffes and wildebeest in the Selous Game Reserve

Attractions

  • The most famous attraction is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara. The Makutani Palace and the Great Mosque are well preserved.
  • The north-west of the district is part of the Selous Game Reserve, which is known for its abundance of animals including elephants, rhinos, hippos, wildebeests, antelopes, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, hyenas, lions, leopards, hunting dogs and one of the largest populations of buffalo in Africa.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Historia | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 21, 2019 (Swahili).
  2. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 08 Lindi Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Kilwa dc strategic plan to 2021/2022. Kilwa District Council, November 2017, pp. 24-25 , accessed November 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Kilwa dc strategic plan to 2021/2022. Kilwa District Council, November 2017, pp. 15, 17 , accessed November 21, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Kilwa dc strategic plan to 2021/2022. Kilwa District Council, November 2017, p. 23 , accessed November 21, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Kilwa dc strategic plan to 2021/2022. Kilwa District Council, November 2017, p. 31 , accessed November 21, 2019 .
  7. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 08 Lindi Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 70 , accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Elimu Msingi | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  9. ↑ Afya | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  10. ↑ Maji | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  11. ↑ Kilimo | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  12. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 08 Lindi Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 130 , accessed on November 20, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Five areas for investment. (pdf) Kilwa District Council, 2018, accessed November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  14. ↑ Kilwa dc strategic plan to 2021/2022. Kilwa District Council, November 2017, p. 29 , accessed November 21, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b c Kilwa dc strategic plan to 2021/2022. Kilwa District Council, November 2017, p. 27 , accessed November 21, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Viwanda na Uwekezaji | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  17. ↑ Madini | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  18. ↑ a b UNESCO World Heritage Center: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Utalii | Kilwa District Council. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  20. ^ Trunk Roads Network. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Tourist Attractions in Selous Game Reserve, Things To See. In: Selous Game Reserve. January 17, 2014, accessed November 20, 2019 (American English).