Moshi (District)

Moshi District Moshi Moshi (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country	Tanzania
region	Kilimanjaro
surface	1771 km²
Residents	651,029 (2012)
density	368 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TZ-09

Coordinates: 3 ° 21 ′  S , 37 ° 19 ′  E

Moshi (German also Moschi) is a district of the Kilimanjaro region in northeast Tanzania with the administrative seat in the city of Moshi . The district borders in the northeast on the Rombo district , in the east on Kenya , in the southeast on the Mwanga district and in the west on the Manyara region and the Hai district .

Panorama of Moshi city in front of Kilimanjaro.

geography

The district has an area of ​​1771 square kilometers and 651,029 inhabitants (as of 2012). Topographically, the country consists of two zones, the lowland in the south, which rises gently from 600 meters above sea level to the north, and the mountain range of Kilimanjaro in the north. Drainage is south to the Pangani River . The largest rivers are the Kikuletwa , which forms the southwest border, with the tributary Weruweru and the Ruvu river , which forms the southeast border.

The climate depends strongly on the altitude, in the flat southern part it is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . Precipitation in the plains is around 600 millimeters less than in the mountains at 1600 millimeters per year. The precipitation falls in two rainy seasons, one from October to December, the second from March to June. The temperatures fluctuate depending on the season and altitude around the annual average of 26 degrees Celsius. It is hottest in February, March, April, September, October and November with temperatures around 31 degrees Celsius, and the coolest in June, July, December and January with 15 degrees Celsius.

history

Moshi District was established in 1982.

Location of the Moshi City Council in the Kilimanjaro region

Location of the Moshi Land Council in the Kilimanjaro region.

Administrative division

The district consists of the two constituencies (councils) Moshi City and Moshi Rural as well as 52 parishes (wards):

City Council Kilimanjaro Njoro Mji Mpya Majengo Mawenzi Rough Korongoni Kiusa Bondeni Pasua Kaloleni Kiboriloni Masaranga Karanga Longuo B Miembeni Mfumuni Soweto Boma Mbuzi Ng'ambo Shirimatunda

City Council Mwika Kusini Mwika Kaskazini Mamba Kaskazini Mamba Kusini Marangu Mashariki Marangu Magharibi Makuyuni Kilema Kaskazini Kilema Kusini Kirua Vunjo Mashariki Kirua Vunjo Magharibi Kahe Kahe Mashariki Old Moshi Mashariki Old Moshi Magharibi Mbokomu Uru Mashariki Uru Shimbwe Uru Kusini Uru Kaskazini Mabogini Arusha chini Kibosho Mashariki Kibosho Kati Kibosho Magharibi Kindi Kirua Vunjo Kusini Kirima Okaoni Kimochi Kilema Kati

population The largest ethnic groups are the Chagga , who live mainly in the mountainous north, and the Pare , who settle in the lowlands. The population rose from 439,522 in 1988 to 545,168 in 2002 and further to 651,029 in 2012. Annual growth was 1.5 percent in rural areas and 2.5 percent in urban areas. Language: In rural areas, two thirds spoke Swahili , 22 percent spoke English and Swahili, and nine percent were illiterate. In the city 55 percent spoke Swahili and almost forty percent English and Swahili, illiteracy was below four percent (as of 2012). Religion: The Roman Catholic Vicariate Moshi was established in 1910 and made a diocese in 1953 . It reports to the Archbishop of Arusha . 1,092,000 people live in the 5000 square kilometers of the diocese, of which 785,000 are Roman Catholics. Facilities and services

Moshi land

Moshi city

• Education: The City Council has 53 pre-schools, 52 elementary schools and 28 secondary schools. In the Land Council, 236 pre-schools, 269 primary schools and 97 secondary schools are available to young people (as of 2016).
• Health: Four hospitals, eight health centers and 76 pharmacies provide medical care for the population.
• Water: In 2016, 77 percent of the population received safe and clean water.

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important branch of the economy in the district is agriculture, 97.7 percent of households in rural areas live on it.

Agriculture: In 2016, 108,000 hectares of land were cultivated, mainly coffee, bananas and corn. Of the 110,000 households in rural areas, 64,000 kept livestock, most commonly chickens, goats and cattle (as of 2012). fruit Acreage [Ha] Yield [t] coffee 20,490 1,200 Bananas 26,370 395,550 Corn 26,500 78,300 rice 7,030 34,490 Beans 8,300 7,075 sunflowers 2,650 3,615 vegetables 170 14,250

The market in Moshi.

The railway line from Dar es Salaam to Moshi.

• Forestry: In the district there are 38,124 hectares of forest area in four reserves: The Kilimanjaro forest reserve is the largest with 37,000 hectares, there are also the Rau, Kahe and the “Half-Mile-Strip”, a buffer zone around the Kilimanjaro forest reserve.
• Fishing: The fishing is mainly in the Mungu reservoir in the south of the district. Almost fifty tons of fish were caught here in 2015, which employed a total of 6,000 people. Fish farming is a growing industry, 60 tons of fish were produced in 150 fish ponds.
• Trade and commerce: The majority of businesses are sole proprietorships. In 2015 this was 2,850, on the other hand there was only one large, two medium-sized and five small companies.
• Railway: The Usambara Railway was reopened in 2019 . It connects Arusha and Moshi with the port city of Tanga and with Dar es Salaam .
• Roads: The main road link is the T2 national road, which connects Moshi with Arusha and Kenya. To the south this road leads to Segera and on to Tanga and Dar es Salaam. In addition, there are around 180 kilometers of district roads and 520 kilometers of feeder roads in the district, a quarter of these secondary roads are in good condition and two thirds are in fairly good condition. 91 percent of the roads can be used all year round.

Attractions

• Kilimanjaro National Park : This 1668 square kilometer national park is located in the north of the district and in the neighboring districts of Siha and Hai. The massif of the largest free-standing volcano was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 .
• Church in Kilema: The second oldest Roman Catholic church in Tanzania was built in Kilema between 1890 and 1895.

Web links

• Moshi District Council
• Moshi Municipal Council

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017–2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, pp. 11–12 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
2. ↑ History | Moshi Municipal Council. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
3. ^ ^{A b} Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xa37-3. Russian Army Maps, accessed March 29, 2020 (Russian). 
5. ^ Moshi climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Moshi weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
6. ↑ History | Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Moshi. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
7. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance, March 2013, pp. 39, 41 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 72 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 
9. ^ History. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Statistics. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Takwimu. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
12. ^ Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, pp. 19, 25 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 
13. ^ Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, p. 20 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
14. ^ Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, p. 24 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 127 , accessed on March 30, 2020 . 
16. ^ Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, p. 28 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 03 Kilimanjaro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 129, 132 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 
18. ↑ ^{a b} Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, pp. 15-17 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
19. ^ Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, p. 14 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
20. ^ Tanzania Standard Newspapers Ltd: Tanga-Moshi Railway relaunched. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
21. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
22. ^ Moshi District Council Strategic Plan 2016 / 2017-2020 / 2021. (PDF) Moshi District Council, December 2016, p. 25 , accessed March 29, 2020 . 
23. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 8 , accessed on March 29, 2020 . 
24. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Kilimanjaro National Park. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
25. ↑ Kilimanjaro Region. In: Domestic Tourism Safaris. Retrieved March 29, 2020 (American English).