Mpwapwa (District)

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District 
Mpwapwa (District) (Tanzania)
Mpwapwa
Mpwapwa
Mpwapwa (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Dodoma
surface 7479 km²
Residents 305,056 (2012)
density 41 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-03

Coordinates: 6 ° 21 ′  S , 36 ° 29 ′  E

Mpwapwa is a district of the region Dodoma in Tanzania . The administrative center is the eponymous city of Mpwapwa . The district is bordered by the Kongwa district to the north, the Morogoro region to the east, the Iringa region to the south and the Chamwino district to the west .

Landscape in Mpwapwa.

geography

The district has an area of ​​7479 square kilometers and around 300,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). The land lies at an altitude of 900 to 1200 meters above sea level. It is criss-crossed by several small mountain ranges with partly steep slopes. The most important mountains are Kiboriani, Wotta, Lufu, Mbuga and the Mang'aliza Mountains. The largest river is the Ruaha , which forms the southern border. The northern part is drained by the Wami River. The climate depends on the altitude. In the capital, which is 1022 meters high, there is a local steppe climate, BSh according to the effective climate classification . In the rainy season, which lasts from December to April, there is 600 to 1200 millimeters of rain per year, more in the mountains than in the deep zones. The months June to September are very dry. The annual average temperature also depends on the altitude, it is between 15 and 22 degrees Celsius.

history

In 1876, the English Christian missionary George Clark reached Mpwapwa. Mpwapwa was established as a district in 1963 when the Dodoma region was established. In 1995 Kongwa was separated as a separate district.

Location of Mpwapwa District in the Dodoma Region.

Administrative division

The district is divided into the four divisions Mpwapwa, Mima, Kibakwe and Rudi and consists of 30 parishes (Wards, as of 2012):

  • Mazae
  • Ving'hawe
  • Matomondo
  • Kimagai
  • Kibakwe
  • Lumuma
  • Luhundwa
  • Massa
  • Ipera
  • Rudi
  • Mlunduzi
  • Wotta
  • Mima
  • Berege
  • Chunyu
  • Mbuga
  • Godegode
  • Mpwapwa Mjini
  • Lupeta
  • Gulwe
  • Nghambi
  • Chitemo
  • Iwondo
  • Kingiti
  • Lufu
  • Pwaga
  • Galigali
  • Mtera
  • Chipogoro
  • Malolo

population

The largest ethnic group are the Gogo , to which around forty percent of the population belong. There are also Kaguru and Hehe . The population increased from 253,602 in the 2002 census to 305,056 in 2012, which corresponds to an annual growth of 1.8 percent. In 2012, 55 percent of the over-five-year-olds spoke Swahili, seven percent Swahili and English, and 37 percent were illiterate.

Facilities and services

  • Education: In the school year 2016/17, 71,000 children were taught by 1200 teachers in 117 primary schools. Of the 27 secondary schools in the district, 24 were state-run and three were private. Of the 9,000 students in the state secondary schools, roughly the same number were boys as girls, the private schools attended 19 students and 226 students.
  • Health: A hospital, four health centers and 52 pharmacies provide medical care for the population. The percentage of people infected with HIV decreased continuously from 3.9 in 2009 to 1.2 in 2014, only to rise again to 3 percent in 2015.

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Agriculture: Agriculture employs more than eighty percent of the population. Corn, millet, beans, rice and sweet potatoes are grown as staple foods for self-sufficiency. Peanuts, onions, sesame seeds and sunflowers are sold to improve income. Annual yields vary greatly. The reason for this are droughts, which can also lead to food shortages. Of the 66,000 households, 31,000 kept pets, mainly chickens, goats and cattle (as of 2012).
  • Forestry: Mpwapwa has the largest proportion of forest of any district in the region. National forest reserves are more than ten percent of the total area. There are also reforestation programs, so between 2005 and 2010 almost four million trees were planted. In addition to construction wood and firewood, it is mainly charcoal that is produced.
  • Trade: The mostly small businesses are mills, carpenters, tailors and metal processing companies.
  • Mining: The district has the mineral resources copper and rubies , but these are only mined on a small scale.
  • Railway: By Mpwapwa performs the Tanganjikabahn that Fargo with Dodoma connects and on to the Tanganjikasee runs.
  • Roads: The main road connection is the asphalt national road from Dodoma to Dar es Salaam, which crosses the district. Most of the other roads are dirt roads and therefore only partially passable in the rainy season.

politics

In Mpwapwa, a district council is elected every five years. Since the election in 2015, representatives from the seven political parties CCM , CHADEMA , CUF, UPDP, NCCR-MAGEUZI, UDP and TLP have been represented in the district council. Of the fifty members, 33 were elected and 17 were appointed to designated women's seats. The chairman of the council is Donati S. Nghwenzi.

Mtera reservoir

Others

  • Mtera Reservoir : In the southwest of the district, the Ruaha River was dammed forty meters high in 1970 to generate electrical energy.
  • Mpwapwa has been the seat of an Anglican bishop since 1991 .
  • Game reserve: There is a 136 square kilometer game reserve with elephants, giraffes and zebras in the district.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Profiles | Dodoma region. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 01 Dodoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed on May 31, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Mpwapwa climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Mpwapwa weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c Historia | Mpwapwa District Council. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Mwita Akiri: Christianity in Central Tanzania: A Story of African Encounters and Initiatives in Ugogo and Ukaguru, 1876-1933 . Langham Publishing, 2020, ISBN 978-1-78368-802-9 , 3.2 Mpwapwa ( google.at [accessed June 3, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Mpwapwa | Dodoma region. Retrieved June 3, 2020 (Swahili).
  7. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 19 , accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  8. ↑ District Strategic Plan for the Year 2016 / 17–2020 / 21. (PDF) Mpwapwa District Council, January 2017, pp. 33–35 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  9. ↑ District Strategic Plan for the Year 2016 / 17–2020 / 21. (PDF) Mpwapwa District Council, January 2017, p. 36 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Kilimo | Agriculture. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  11. ↑ District Strategic Plan for the Year 2016 / 17–2020 / 21. (PDF) Mpwapwa District Council, January 2017, p. 29 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  12. ↑ District Strategic Plan for the Year 2016 / 17–2020 / 21. (PDF) Mpwapwa District Council, January 2017, p. 37 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  13. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 01 Dodoma Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 127, 130 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  14. ↑ a b Misitu | Forestry. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Sekta ya Viwanda | Industrial Sector. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Madini | Mining. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  17. ^ TRL Routes. (PDF) Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  18. ↑ trunk and Regiolnal Roads Network. (PDF) March 2018, accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  19. ↑ District Strategic Plan for the Year 2016 / 17–2020 / 21. (PDF) Mpwapwa District Council, January 2017, p. 39 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Siegfried Schröder and Elke Kuhne: Elections in Tanzania 2015. (PDF) Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, November 9, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on May 26, 2020 .
  21. ↑ District Strategic Plan for the Year 2016 / 17–2020 / 21. (PDF) Mpwapwa District Council, January 2017, p. 31 , accessed on June 3, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Mwanzo | Home. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  23. ↑ TANESCO - Mtera. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Anglican Diocese of Mpwapwa. Retrieved June 3, 2020 (American English).