Mpimbwe (district)
Mpimbwe District
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Basic data | |||
Country | Tanzania | ||
region | Katavi | ||
surface | 7705 km² | ||
Residents | 103,165 (2012) | ||
density | 13 inhabitants per km² | ||
ISO 3166-2 | TZ-28 |
Coordinates: 6 ° 43 ' S , 32 ° 3' E
Mpimbwe is a district of the Katavi region . The district is bordered by the Tabora region to the north, the Mbeya region to the east, the Rukwa region to the south, the Mpanda district to the west and the Nsimbo district to the northwest .
geography
The district has a size of 7705 square kilometers and around 100,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). The land lies between 1000 and 1250 meters above sea level and is part of the dry highlands in the east of the Katavi region. There is a dry season from mid-May to mid-November and a rainy season with less than 1000 millimeters of precipitation. The temperature is between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius, the hottest time is from August to January.
history
The district was created in 2017 by dividing the Mlele district.
Administrative division
Mpimbwe is divided into nine parishes (wards):
- mamba
- Kasansa
- Majimoto
- Mwamapuli
- Chamalendi
- Kibaoni
- Usevya
- Ikuba
- Mbede
population
The largest ethnic group in the district are the Sukuma (60 percent), and Wapimbwe and Wafipa also live in Mpimbwe.
Facilities and services
- Education: 29 primary schools and four secondary schools are available for the education of young people (as of 2019). In 2014 there were 40 pupils for one teacher in primary school.
- Health: There are fourteen health centers in the district (as of 2019).
- Water: In 2012, 42 percent of the population had access to clean and safe water.
Economy and Infrastructure
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Attractions
Katavi National Park : Mpimbwe is part of the Katavi National Park, which has a high density of large mammals at the few water points, especially in the dry season.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, pp. 1–3 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, p. 1 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Takwimu (Statistics). Retrieved February 23, 2020 (Swahili).
- ↑ Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, p. 11 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, p. 19 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, p. 4 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, p. 98 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Mpimbwe District Council. (PDF) June 2016, p. Vii , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Katavi National Park - Tanzania Tourism. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .