Nkasi (district)

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Nkasi district
Nkasi (District) (Tanzania)
Nkasi
Nkasi
Nkasi (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Rukwa
surface 13,124 km²
Residents 281,200 (2012)
density 21 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-20

Coordinates: 7 ° 33 '  S , 31 ° 5'  E

Nkasi is the northernmost of the three districts of the Rukwa region in Tanzania with the administrative center in Namanyere . In the north and northeast it borders on the Katavi region , in the east on the Sumbawanga district , in the south the Kalambo district and in the west on the Republic of the Congo .

The village of Muzi on Lake Tanganyika

geography

The district has a size of 13,124 square kilometers and 281,200 inhabitants (as of 2012). It lies between Lake Tanganyika in the west and Lake Rukwa in the east and is divided into two zones:

  • About a quarter of the area covers the coastal area of ​​Lake Tanganyika in the west. The lake is 700 meters above sea level, the steep ascent reaches heights of up to 1600 meters above sea level. Most of the coast is forested. It is warm all year round and rainfall is irregular.
  • Three quarters of the country's area belong to the Fipa Plateau, which connects to the east and lies at an altitude of 1250 to 2200 meters. Half of this area is the Miombo forest, and in between there is wide grassland. The climate is cooler, it rains from November to April, and from May to October it is dry.

The annual rainfall is between 750 and 1200 millimeters.

history

The district was established in 1983.

Administrative division

The district is divided into 5 divisions (Namanyere, Kate, Chala, Kirando and Wampembe) and 28 parishes (wards) (as of 2020):

  • Namanyere
  • Itet
  • Mashete
  • Isale Asilia
  • Mkinga
  • Kizumbi
  • Paramawe
  • Majengo
  • Isunta
  • Ntatumbila
  • Kipundu
  • Nkomolo
  • Isale
  • Kate
  • Sintali
  • Kipande
  • Nkandasi
  • Mkwamba
  • Chala
  • Mtenga
  • Kabwe
  • Korongwe
  • Kirando
  • Kipili
  • Ninde
  • Wampembe
  • Kala

population

The largest ethnic group in the district are the Fipa. The population grew from 107,239 in 1988 to 207,311 in 2002 and further to 281,200 in 2012. This corresponds to an annual growth of around 3.5 percent or a doubling time of less than twenty years.

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 104 elementary schools and 23 high schools in the district. The Catholic Church operates three colleges (as of 2019).
  • Health: There is a privately operated hospital, seven health centers, three of which are state-run and four privately run, and 44 pharmacies (as of 2016) to provide medical care for the population.
  • Water: In 2016, 46 percent of the population had access to safe and clean water.

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important economic factor is agriculture, which employed almost three quarters of the population in 2012.

  • Agriculture: Corn, beans, cassava, peanuts, millet and sunflowers are grown in the highlands. The coastal area supplies cassava, rice, corn, peanuts and oil from oil palms. Of the total of 53,000 households, more than half kept pets. Chickens and cattle were kept the most (as of 2012).
  • Fishing: Fishing is an important source of income in the district, 7.5 percent of the population live from it. In Lake Tanganyika, both edible and aquarium fish are fished for export. But there is also fishing in rivers, lakes and ponds (as of 2012).
  • Roads: The T9 national road from Sumbawanga to Mpanda crosses the district from south to north.
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta Kipili from Lake Tanganyika

Nature reserves, sights

  • Lake Tanganyika: The total length of 660 kilometers marks the southern end of the western Great Rift Valley . The lake is also known for its large variety of brightly colored cichlids .
  • Luafi Game Reserve: The Luafi Game Reserve in the north of the district borders the Katavi National Park and offers hunting for big game.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Nkase District Council, History. Accessed January 21, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 15 Rukwa Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 15 , accessed on December 27, 2019 .
  3. ^ Strategic Plan. (PDF) In: Homepage Nkasi District, Documents. July 2016, pp. 12-14 , accessed on January 21, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Statistics | Nkasi District Council. Retrieved January 23, 2020 (Swahili).
  5. ↑ a b c Strategic Plan. (PDF) In: Homepage Nkasi District, Documents. July 2016, pp. 17-18 , accessed on January 21, 2020 .
  6. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 15 Rukwa Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 97 , accessed on December 27, 2019 .
  7. ^ Strategic Plan. (PDF) In: Homepage Nkasi District, Documents. July 2016, pp. 12-13 , accessed on January 21, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 15 Rukwa Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 125, 128 , accessed on December 27, 2019 .
  9. ^ Strategic Plan. (PDF) In: Homepage Nkasi District, Documents. July 2016, p. 15 , accessed on January 21, 2020 .
  10. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Lake Tanganyika. Encyclopaedia Britannica, accessed November 4, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Lake Tanganyika Cichlids. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Google Maps. Retrieved January 23, 2020 (de-US).
  14. ↑ HUNTING IN TANZANIA. Retrieved January 23, 2020 .