Kyela (Tanzania)
Coordinates: 9 ° 38 ′ S , 33 ° 53 ′ E
Kyela is a 502 m high small town with 28,926 inhabitants (2002 census) in the south of Tanzania at the northern end of Lake Malawi on the Kiwira River.
The Kyela Valley is enclosed by the Livingstone Mountains , the Poroto Mountains , the highlands around the Misuku Mountains and Lake Malawi. It is very fertile in its lower, completely flat parts and is the rainiest area of Tanzania with 2,900 mm of precipitation per year. A lot of rice is grown, supposedly the best in Tanzania. The houses are mostly built of bamboo and clay. The smallholders usually sell the harvest immediately, i.e. when the prices are low, and spend a lot of money on Thanksgiving. Storage is practically unknown. Vegetables are grown. Significant amounts of fish are caught in rivers, in the crater lakes and in Lake Malawi. Towards Mount Rungwe, tea is grown extensively, including some coffee. The potential for the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, maize and cassava is not considered to be exhausted, as is beekeeping, cattle breeding and dairy farming.
Kyela has a 1,000 m long runway. The port on Lake Malawi is Itungi. Secondary and secondary schools, a vocational training center, and a hospital receive great support from the Moravian Brethren . There are minibus connections to Mbeya . A bridge leads over the nearby Songwe to Malawi (Kasumulu border).
The dominant tribe are the Nyakyusa.