Nyang'hwale (District)

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Nyang'hwale District
Nyang'hwale (District) (Tanzania)
Nyang'hwale
Nyang'hwale
Nyang'hwale (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Geita
surface 1450 km²
Residents 148,320 (2012)
density 102 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-27

Coordinates: 3 ° 11 ′  S , 32 ° 27 ′  E

Nyang'hwale is a district in the region Geita in Tanzania . with the administrative center in the small town of Nyang'hwale . The district borders the Mwanza region to the north and east and has access to Lake Victoria in the northeast . In the south it borders on the Shinyanga region and in the west on the Geita district .

geography

The district has an area of ​​1450 square kilometers and around 150,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). The land lies on the plateau south of Lake Victoria, at an altitude of around 1200 meters, only a little higher than the lake. A chain of hills reaching heights of up to 1,444 meters runs through the district from northeast to southwest. The climate in Nyang'hwale is tropical, Aw according to the effective climate classification . It rains 600 to 1000 millimeters annually, from November to April over 100 millimeters per month. At first there are short showers, later heavier rains. The months of June, July and August are very dry. The average temperature is 22.6 degrees Celsius.

history

In 2013 the district of Geita was divided, from the eastern part the new district Nyang'hwale was created.

Location of Nyang'hwale district in the Geita region.

Administrative division

The district is divided into twelve parishes (wards):

  • Shabaka
  • Busolwa
  • Kakora
  • Nyugwa
  • Bukwimba
  • Kafita
  • Kharumwa
  • Izunya
  • Mwingiro
  • Nyabulanda
  • Nyang'hwale
  • Nyijundu

population

The main ethnic groups in Nyang'hwale are the Sukuma , Zinza, Kara and the Longo. In 2012, 53 percent of those over five spoke Swahili, five percent English and Swahili, and 41 percent were illiterate.

Facilities and services

  • Education: 62 primary schools and ten secondary schools are available for training young people.
  • Health: In 2015 there were two health centers and thirteen pharmacies in the district.
  • Water: Seventeen percent of the rural population had access to safe and clean water within 400 meters.

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Agriculture: The largest areas under cultivation are maize with 18,000 hectares and sweet potatoes with 12,000 hectares (as of 2012). Rice and cotton are grown to improve income. In rural areas, all households also have livestock, especially chickens and cattle (as of 2012).
  • Trade: In 2014 there were 1500 traders in the district.
  • Mining: Gold is mined in the municipalities of Mwingiro, Nundu and Nyugwa. Mining takes place in small mines, where child labor of eight to sixteen year olds is a serious problem (as of 2015).
  • Roads: There are no national roads running through the district. In 2015, only 17 percent of the district and access roads were drivable all year round.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c History | Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Nyang'hwale. Accessed March 31, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 25 Geita Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 15 , accessed on March 31, 2020 .
  3. ^ Maps of the World. Russian Army Maps, S. Map 500k - xa36-3 , accessed April 1, 2020 (Russian).
  4. ↑ Nyang'hwale climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Nyang'hwale water temperature - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Geita Investment Profile 2013. (PDF) October 2013, pp. 19-20 , accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance, March 2013, p. 221 , accessed on March 31, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 25 Geita Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 70 , accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Statistics. Accessed March 31, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ Nyang'hwale District Council Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) p. 19 , accessed on April 1, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Nyang'hwale District Council Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) p. 32 , accessed on April 1, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Geita Investment Profile 2013. (PDF) October 2013, p. 21 , accessed on April 1, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Kilimo. Retrieved April 1, 2020 (Swahili).
  13. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 25 Geita Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, pp. 169, 171 , accessed on March 31, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Nyang'hwale District Council Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) p. 37 , accessed on April 1, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Uchimbaji na uchenjuaji wa dhahabu. Retrieved April 1, 2020 (Swahili).
  16. ↑ Over 12,000 children rescued from illegal gold mines in Tanzania. In: MINING.COM. June 30, 2015, Retrieved April 1, 2020 (American English).
  17. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Nyang'hwale District Council Strategic Plan 2015 / 16–2019 / 20. (PDF) p. 36 , accessed on April 1, 2020 .