Mvomero (district)

Mvomero district
Location of the Mvomero district in Tanzania
Basic data
Country	Tanzania
region	Morogoro
surface	7325 km²
Residents	312,109 (2012)
density	43 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TZ-16

Coordinates: 6 ° 36 '  S , 37 ° 4'  E

Mvomero is a district of the Morogoro region in Tanzania with the administrative center in the city of Mvomero . The district borders the Tanga region to the north, the Pwani region to the northeast , the Morogoro district to the east and south, and the Kilosa and Gairo districts to the west .

The Uluguru Mountains.

geography

The district has an area of ​​7325 square kilometers and 312,109 inhabitants (as of 2012).

The north-west of the district is crossed by the Nguru Mountains, which are up to 2100 meters high. This is followed to the south by a flat country through which several permanent rivers flow. The higher altitudes from 600 to 1200 meters above sea level are the best land for agriculture and livestock, and miombe forests also grow here. The basins of the Mkata, Wami , Mgeta, Mlali, Divue, Diburuma, Mkindo and Mburumi rivers are deeper. In the southeast the land rises again and reaches 2600 meters in the peaks of the Uluguru Mountains. The climate depends heavily on the location. In the flat areas it is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification , in the higher altitudes it is cool tropical. Precipitation varies from 700 millimeters in the lowlands to 2300 millimeters in the mountains. The driest time is from June to September, when it hardly rains. The temperatures are between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius and depend heavily on the altitude.

history

The Mvomero district was split off on August 2, 2002 from the Morogoro district. The name comes from the Mvomero river. This was called "vomea" in the Luguru language. This means "sink" and indicates that you can sink into the sandy river during high water.

Administrative division

The district is divided into four divisions and 30 parishes (wards):

Mlali Melela Mangae Mlali Homboza Mzumbe Lubungo Doma Msongozi

Mgeta Langali Mgeta Bunduki Kikeo Luale Tchenzema Nyandira

Mvomero Mvomero Dakawa Hembeti Mkindo Pemba Kibati Maskati Kinda

Turiani Mhonda Kweuma Sungaji Mtibwa Diongoya Kanga Mziha

population

The largest ethnic groups in the district are the Nguu, Zigua and Luguru. The population rose from 259,347 in 2002 to 312,109 in 2012. This corresponds to an annual growth of 1.9 percent. Of those over five, sixty percent spoke only Swahili and seven percent spoke English and Swahili. Almost a third were illiterate (as of 2012). Facilities and services Education: 143 primary schools and 22 secondary schools provide school education for young people (as of 2019). Health: There are three hospitals in the district, one is public, one private and one is run by the Roman Catholic Church . There are also four health centers and 53 pharmacies. Malaria remains a common disease. Children between the ages of ten and fifteen and residents of villages with shady bodies of water are particularly affected. Water: In 2015, 53 percent of the population had access to purified and safe water.

Economy and Infrastructure Around three-quarters of the population over the age of ten are employed in agriculture, five percent each in mining and trading, and three percent with fishing or hunting. Agriculture: The most common crops are corn, millet, cassava, sweet potatoes and beans, and rice, sugar cane, cotton and vegetables in the river valleys. Of the 72,000 households in 2012, almost 58,000 were also involved in animal husbandry. Mainly chickens, cattle and goats were kept. Mining: There are a number of studies on deposits, but so far mining has only been carried out by small businesses. Above all gold and iron are mined, and diamonds are also found. Railway: The Tanganyika Railway runs right through the district and runs from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma and further west via Tabora to Lake Tanganyika . Roads: The district is crossed by two national roads, the T1 from Dar es Salaam via Morogoro to Iringa and the T3 from Morogoro to Dodoma. There are also 230 kilometers of regional roads that are in good condition, 60 kilometers of district roads and 215 kilometers of feeder roads.

Orange-bellied nectar bird ( Cinnyris loveridgei ).

Attractions

• Mikumi National Park : The southern half of the district is located in the 3230 square kilometer Mikumi National Park. It not only offers the "big five", namely cheetah, lion, elephant, buffalo and rhinoceros, but also large herds of zebras, wildebeest, impala and buffalo, as well as over 400 species of birds.
• Uluguru Mountain Forest : The Uluguru Mountain Forest is known for its biodiversity. Two endemic birds live here , the Uluguru bush shrike (Malconotus alius) and the orange-bellied nectar bird (Cinnyris loveridgei), as well as numerous reptiles and amphibians, some of them also endemic.

Web links

• Mvomero District Council
• Morogoro Regional Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Five Year Medium Term Strategic Plan for Mvomero District Council 1016/17 to 2020/21. (PDF) December 2015, p. 4 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04 Morogoro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 16 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xb37-1, Map 500k - xb37-3. Russian Army Maps, accessed March 23, 2020 (Russian). 
4. ↑ Mvomero climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Mvomero weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved March 23, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Five Year Medium Term Strategic Plan for Mvomero District Council 1016/17 to 2020/21. (PDF) December 2015, pp. 22–23 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Mvomero District Investment Profile 2017. (PDF) 2017, p. 1 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Five Year Medium Term Strategic Plan for Mvomero District Council 1016/17 to 2020/21. (PDF) December 2015, pp. 4–21 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Mvomero District Investment Profile 2017. (PDF) 2017, p. 5 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
9. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04. Morogoro Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, p. 72 , accessed on November 23, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Takwimu. Retrieved March 23, 2020 (English). 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Five Year Medium Term Strategic Plan for Mvomero District Council 1016/17 to 2020/21. (PDF) December 2015, p. 27 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Susan F. Rumisha, Elizabeth H. Shayo, Leonard EG Mboera: Spatio-temporal prevalence of malaria and anaemia in relation to agro-ecosystems in Mvomero district, Tanzania . In: Malaria Journal . tape 18 , no. 1 , July 9, 2019, p. 228 , doi : 10.1186 / s12936-019-2859-y , PMID 31288840 , PMC 6617584 (free full text) - ( biomedcentral.com [accessed March 23, 2020]).
13. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04 Morogoro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 101 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Mvomero District Investment Profile 2017. (PDF) 2017, p. 9 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
15. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 04 Morogoro Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 128, 133 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Mvomero District Investment Profile 2017. (PDF) 2017, pp. 12-13 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Five Year Medium Term Strategic Plan for Mvomero District Council 1016/17 to 2020/21. (PDF) December 2015, pp. 25–26 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 8 , accessed on March 23, 2020 . 
19. ↑ Mikumi National Park - Tanzania Tourism. Retrieved March 23, 2020 . 
20. ↑ The Future of the Uluguru Mountain Forest, Tanzania. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .