Mtwara

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Mtwara
Mtwara (Tanzania)
Mtwara
Mtwara
Coordinates 10 ° 16 ′  S , 40 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 10 ° 16 ′  S , 40 ° 11 ′  E
Basic data
Country Tanzania

region

Mtwara
ISO 3166-2 TZ-17
Residents 108,299

Mtwara ( Portuguese Montewara ) is a port city on the Indian Ocean and the capital of the Mtwara district , which lies on the border with Mozambique in southern Tanzania .

The urban administrative area of Mtwara Municipal Council had 108,299 inhabitants in 2012 based on the census, in the last official census in 2002 it was 92,602 inhabitants. Along with the historical suburb Mikindani it forms the administrative community Mtwara Mikindani City Council .

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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Tanzania Meteorological Agency, data: 1971–2000
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Mtwara
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.3 30.5 30.8 30.5 29.9 29.1 29.0 29.5 29.8 30.4 31.0 30.7 O 30.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 23.2 23.2 22.7 22.2 20.8 19.0 18.4 18.2 18.3 19.9 21.5 22.9 O 20.8
Precipitation ( mm ) 19.32 13.87 24.35 16.00 6.52 1.46 1.04 0.81 1.36 3.01 5.18 15.64 Σ 108.56
Rainy days ( d ) 12 10 16 13 6th 2 2 2 2 3 5 11 Σ 84
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Source: Tanzania Meteorological Agency, data: 1971–2000

history

The Territorial Catholic Abbey of Ndanda had existed in the Mtwara area since 1934.

Until 1947 there was only an insignificant fishing village at the site of today's port. As part of the failed large-scale Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme project , the British colonial administration decided in February 1947 to use large parts of the hinterland as agricultural land and to export the agricultural products via a newly created port in southern Tanzania. Due to the natural conditions, the choice of the port location fell on Mtwara. As a result, a city was designed on the drawing board and residents from the surrounding area settled. The declared goal was a "second Mombasa ".

When the port facilities were completed in 1950, the Groundnut Scheme was already on the verge of bankruptcy, and there was no further use, so the port facilities fell into disrepair and the port basin silted up. The population was originally supposed to be around 200,000, in 1952 it was about 35,000. Due to the peripheral location in Tanzania and the border with Mozambique, which was closed for a long time due to the civil war , development did not get underway for a long time. As of 2012, about 100,000 people live in Mtwara.

In 1972 the Catholic Territorial Abbey of Ndanda was elevated to the status of the Diocese of Mtwara .

It was not until the mid-1990s that there was a slow upturn due to the intensification of trade, the improvement of the coastal road and the establishment of regular ferry services across the Rovuma ; the population increased and the port facilities were repaired. In 2003, the Mkapa Bridge was opened over the Rufiji River , making it easier to connect with Dar es Salaam . Today Mtwara is an important location in the Tanzanian natural gas production sector . A modern gas turbine power plant has existed since around 2009, which is supposed to supply the economically poor southeast in Tanzania with electricity. The "gold rush" around natural gas, potential crude oil and many mineral resources (including uranium) caused the cost of living to skyrocket from around 2010 onwards. Many exploration companies from around the world operate in the Mtwara area.

Infrastructure

One of the Bajajs that can be rented for passenger transportation and was introduced in 2007 as an alternative to taxis

Mtwara is the main transport hub in Southeast Tanzania. There are several daily intercity bus connections to Dar es Salaam via the Coastal Highway, which is currently being expanded. There are also irregular ship connections. The Mtwara Airport west of the city is open daily from Fly540, Air Tanzania and Precision Air served on regular services to jets. The ferry traffic over the Rovuma no longer exists after the sinking of the ferry in July 2008. Since the opening of the unit bridge on May 12, 2010, there has been a direct road connection to the neighboring country for the first time.

For business travelers and the (few) tourists there are several middle-class hotels (according to international standards) available.

Town twinning

A partnership with the English city of Redditch has existed since 1986 .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Mtwara  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Bureau of Statistics & Office of Chief Government Statistician: 2012 Population and Housing Census: Table 9.0: Population of Mtwara Region by Sex, Average Household Size and Sex Ratio . Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, 2013. online at www.tzdpg.or.tz, PDF document page 107 (English)
  2. ↑ www.nbs.go.tz - Census 2002 ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nbs.go.tz
  3. ↑ Tanzania Meteorological Agency: Climate information Mtwara. World Meteorological Organization, accessed October 27, 2012 .