Meatu (district)

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Meatu District
Location of the Meatu district in Tanzania
Location of the Meatu district in Tanzania
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Simiyu
surface 8835 km²
Residents 299,619 (2012)
density 34 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-30

Coordinates: 3 ° 26 '  S , 34 ° 31'  E

Meatu is a district in the Tanzanian region of Simiyu with the administrative center in Mwanhuzi . The district is bordered by the Itilima district to the north, the Arusha region to the east, the Singida region to the south, and the Shinyanga region and the Maswa district to the west .

geography

The Meatu district is 8,835 square kilometers, has around 300,000 inhabitants (as of 2012) and is located in the southeast of the Simiyu region. It is gently undulating and has fertile clay soil in the east. The northern part is about 1400 meters above sea level, the south at 1000 meters, so the land is predominantly drained to the south into either the Kitangiri Lake or the Eyasi Lake. Precipitation decreases from north to south, with up to 900 millimeters of rain falling in the north and only 400 millimeters in the south. There are two rainy seasons, with most rainfall from November to December and from March to April. Since the precipitation mostly falls in local downpours, it is both area-dependent and different from year to year.

history

The district in its current form was founded in 1987 after the division of Maswa District. In 2012, Meatu came from the Shinyanga region to the Simiyu region.

Location of the Meatu district in the Simiyu region (green: main roads)
Landscape in Meatu

Administrative division

The district is divided into three districts (Kisesa, Mali and Nyalanja) and 25 parishes (wards):

  • Bukundi
  • Imalaseko
  • Itinje
  • Kimali
  • Kisesa
  • Lingeka
  • Lubiga
  • Mwabuma
  • Mwabusalu
  • Mwabuzo
  • Mwakisandu
  • Mwamalole
  • Mwamanimba
  • Mwamanongu
  • Mwamishali
  • Mwandoya
  • Mwangundo
  • Mwanhuzi
  • Mwanjolo
  • Mwanyahina
  • Mwasengela
  • Nghoboko
  • Nkoma
  • Sakasaka
  • Tindabuligi

population

The largest ethnic group in Meatu are the Sukuma . In addition, live Hadzabe , Nyiramba, Taturu and Nyisanzu in the district. From 2002 to 2012 the population increased by 21 percent, which corresponds to an annual growth of 1.9 percent. Of those over five years of age, 51 percent could read and write Swahili and five percent English and Swahili, 43 percent were illiterate (as of 2012).

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 111 elementary schools and 22 high schools in the district.
  • Health: A hospital, three health centers and 52 pharmacies are available to provide medical care for the population.
  • Water: 34 percent of the population is supplied with water in urban areas, 42 percent in rural areas (as of 2017).
Nature reserve in Meatu

Economy and Infrastructure

Almost half of the area of ​​the district are nature reserves, the majority of the second half is used for agriculture.
  • Agriculture: Agriculture is the district's most important economic factor; it generates over 90 percent of economic output. The main foods are millet, corn, sweet potatoes, rice and legumes. Cotton, sunflowers, oil and wheat are grown for trade. In addition to agriculture, animal husbandry is an important source of income. 387,000 cattle, 310,000 chickens, 286,000 goats and 114,000 sheep are kept in Meatu.
  • Fishing: Fishing is practiced on Lake Eyasi and the Sibiti River, but less than one percent of the district's households are engaged in fishing.
  • Tourism: Interesting for tourism are the shares in the Serengeti National Park , the Ngorongoro Nature Reserve and, above all, the Maswa Game Reserve buffer zone and the Mwiba Wildlife Ranch (formerly Makao Open Area).
  • Roads: There are 1,032 kilometers of roads in the district. The trunk road from Arusha to Shinyanga runs through the administrative center of Mwanhuzi , the other roads are only of regional or local importance.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Regional Newsletter, Simiyu Region. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, pp. 9-10 , accessed on November 10, 2019 (Swahili).
  2. ↑ Simiyu Region Investment Guide. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2017, p. 6 , accessed on November 10, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b General Profile. (pdf) Meatu District Council, April 2016, p. 4 , accessed on November 10, 2019 .
  4. ^ Regions of Tanzania. June 30, 2015, accessed November 10, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Meatu (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
  6. ^ General Profile. (pdf) Meatu District Council, April 2016, p. 13 , accessed on November 10, 2019 .
  7. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24 Simiyu Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 16, 72 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  8. ^ Department of Agriculture. Meatu District Council, accessed November 10, 2019 (Swahili).
  9. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24 Simiyu Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 131–132 , accessed on November 8, 2019 .
  10. ^ General Profile. (pdf) Meatu District Council, April 2016, p. 15 , accessed on November 10, 2019 .
  11. ↑ A Case Study of Mwiba Wildlife Ranch, Meatu, Tanzania. (pdf) International Journal of Conservation Science, October 2018, accessed on November 10, 2019 .
  12. ^ Trunk Roads Network. (pdf) Accessed November 10, 2019 .