Kisarawe (District)

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Kisarawe District
Location of the Kisarawe District in Tanzania
Location of the Kisarawe District in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Pwani
surface 4464 km²
Residents 101,598 (2012)
density 23 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-19

Coordinates: 7 ° 11 ′  S , 38 ° 25 ′  E

Kisarawe is a district in the Pwani region in Tanzania . It is bordered by the Kibaha district to the north, the Dar es Salaam region to the northeast , the Mkuranga district to the east, the Kibiti and Rufiji districts to the south and the Morogoro region to the west .

Landscape in Kisarawe.

geography

Kisarawe has an area of ​​4464 square kilometers and around 100,000 inhabitants (2012 census). The land is hilly and lies at an altitude of 100 to 400 meters above the sea. It is drained into the Indian Ocean by several rivers . The most important rivers are the Ruvu , which forms the north-western border, and the Mzinga , which flows into the Indian Ocean in Dar es Salaam . The climate in Kisarawe is tropical. The precipitation of around 1000 millimeters per year falls in two rainy seasons. The first runs from October to January, the second from March to June. The average temperature is 29 degrees Celsius.

history

The district was established in 1972 as one of four districts in the new Pwani region. In 1979 a part of Kisarawe in the north was separated to create the new Kibaha District and in 1995 the eastern part of Kisarawe was split off and declared the new Mkuranga District.

Administrative division

Location of the Kisarawe district in the Pwani region (before the division of Rufiji)

The district is divided into the four divisions Sungwi, Maneromango, Mzenga and Cholesamvula and fifteen parishes (wards) (as of 2012).

  • Kisarawe
  • Msimbu
  • Masaki
  • Kibuta
  • Marumbo
  • Maneromango
  • Msanga
  • Marui
  • Cholesamvula
  • Vikumbulu
  • Mafizi
  • Kurui
  • Mzenga
  • Vihingo
  • Kiluvya

population

The population decreased from 193,263 in 1988 to 95,323 in the 2002 census, as the district was divided during that time. After that, the population rose to 101,598 in 2012. That year, 61 percent of the over-five-year-olds spoke Swahili, nine percent Swahili and English, and 29 percent were illiterate.

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 87 elementary schools and 21 secondary schools in the district (as of 2020).
  • Health: The population receives medical care in a hospital, three health centers and 31 pharmacies.

Economy and Infrastructure

The main industries are agriculture with arable and livestock farming and mining.

  • Agriculture: The main crops are corn, rice, cassava, beans, tomatoes, watermelons, cashews, coconuts, bananas and scallops . Most of the work is done by hand, followed by oxen and tractors (as of 2003). In 2012, around half of the 25,000 households owned farm animals, especially chickens but also cattle.
  • Mining: Kaolin is mined in the district.

politics

Kisarawe has a constituency in which a district council with 17 councilors is elected every five years. In addition, six female councilors are appointed.

Entrance to the Kazimzubwi Forest Reserve.

Reservations

  • Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve : The 4887 hectare forest reserve was established in 1936. Agriculture and logging were tolerated until the 1970s, resulting in partial deforestation. In 2019, WWF planted 20,000 trees in the hardest hit areas.
  • Pugu Hills Forest Reserve: Of the approximately 2000 hectares, only 400 are in good condition (as of 2011).
  • Ruvu South Forest Reserve: From the original 35,000 hectares, 10,000 hectares of forest were still preserved in 2011.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 06 Pwani Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 16 , accessed on July 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xb37-3. Russian Army Maps, accessed July 10, 2020 (Russian).
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the Eleventh Tawiri Scientific Conference. (PDF) Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, 2017, p. 40 , accessed on July 19, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c Historia | Kisarawe District Council. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
  5. ^ Pwani Region Investment Guide. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2019, pp. 12, 14 , accessed on July 10, 2020 .
  6. ↑ History | Coast Region. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  7. ↑ 2012 Polulation and Housing Census. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 68 , accessed on July 10, 2020 .
  8. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 06 Pwani Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 74 , accessed on July 19, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Takwimu | Statistics. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Afya | Kisarawe District Council. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  11. ↑ National Sample Census of Agriculture, Pwani Region. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, December 2007, pp. 107-108 , accessed on July 19, 2020 .
  12. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 06 Pwani Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 130, 133 , accessed on July 19, 2020 .
  13. ↑ An Investment Guide to Tanzania. (PDF) ICO, International Chamber of Commerce, June 2005, p. 42 , accessed on July 19, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Siegfried Schröder and Elke Kuhne: Elections in Tanzania 2015. (PDF) Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, November 9, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on July 6, 2020 .
  15. ↑ councilors list. (PDF) Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  16. ↑ 20,000 Trees planted to mark Earth Hour in Tanzania. WWF, April 3, 2019, accessed July 19, 2020 .
  17. ↑ a b BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .