Rungwe (District)

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Rungwe District
Rungwe (District) (Tanzania)
Rungwe
Rungwe
Rungwe (District) (Tanzania)
Basic data
Country Tanzania
region Mbeya
surface 2211 km²
Residents 339,157 (2012)
density 153 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-14

Coordinates: 9 ° 14 '  S , 33 ° 34'  E

Rungwe is a district in the Mbeya region in southwest Tanzania . The administrative center is in Tukuyu . The district is bordered by the Mbeya district to the north, the Njombe region to the east, the Kyela district to the south and the Songwe region to the west .

Panorama at Tukuyu
Tea plantation near Tukuyu
Ngozi crater lake

geography

The district has an area of ​​2211 square kilometers and 339,157 inhabitants (as of 2012). The country is located in the northern part of the Malawi Basin, on a high plateau that rises from 800 meters in the south to 1400 meters in the north and is framed by steeply rising mountains in the west, north and east. In the north, the Poroto Mountains reach heights of up to 2600 meters above sea level. In addition, the extinct Rungwe volcano rises 2961 meters in the central north . The drainage takes place in the Malawi lake , the largest rivers are the Kiwira and the Mbaka. The climate depends on the altitude. On the plateau around Tukuyu it is moderately warm, Cwb according to the effective climate classification . Precipitation ranges from 900 millimeters in the deep layers to 2700 millimeters in the mountains. Depending on the location and the season, temperatures are between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius, the lowest in June and July and the highest in October.

history

In 1891 the first Christian missionaries came to the country. The district capital was founded in 1900 by the German imperial regime as Neu-Langenburg. When the British took over the administration in 1919, they renamed the city Tukuyu and ruled until 1961. In 1922, Rungwe was already a division and has been a district since Tanzania's independence.

Administrative division

The district is divided into two constituencies (councils) Rungwe and Busokelo, the four divisions Tukuyu Urban, Ukukwe, Pakati and Busekelo and 37 municipalities (wards):

  • Swaya
  • Masebe
  • Suma
  • Candete
  • Luteba
  • Mpombo
  • Isange
  • Kabula
  • Lwangwa
  • Lufilyo
  • Itete
  • Kisegese
  • Lupata
  • Kambasegela
  • Masukulu
  • Kisiba
  • Masoko
  • Bujela
  • Ilima
  • Kisondela
  • Ikuti
  • Malindo
  • Mpuguso
  • Kikole
  • Lufingo
  • Nkunga
  • Kyimo
  • Kinyala
  • Kiwira
  • Isongole
  • Ikama
  • Ibighi
  • Bagamoyo
  • Kawetele
  • Bulyaga
  • Msasani
  • Makandana

population

The population grew from 272,008 in 1988 to 306,380 in 2002 and further to 339,157 in 2012. This results in an annual increase of just under one percent. In 2012, almost two-thirds of those over five spoke Swahili , 14 percent spoke English and Swahili, while around 20 percent were illiterate.

Facilities and services
  • Education: There are 144 primary schools and 37 secondary schools in the district (as of 2019).
  • Health: Three health centers are available in the district to provide medical care for the population.
  • Water: Sixty percent of the district's population have access to safe and clean water; in the city of Tukuyu, eighty percent of the population are connected to the tap water system (as of 2019).

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important branch of the economy is agriculture, which feeds around eighty percent of the 83,000 households (as of 2012).

  • Agriculture: The most commonly grown crops are coffee, tea, cocoa, bananas, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans and rice. Two thirds of the farms also keep farm animals, especially poultry and cattle (as of 2012).
  • Industry and commerce: There are three large, two medium-sized and 308 small businesses in the district that mainly deal with the processing of agricultural products (as of 2017).
  • Trade: In 2017, 1,618 shops traded in groceries and everyday items.
  • Roads: The most important road connection is the national road T10, which crosses the district from Lake Malawi in the south via the district capital Tukuyu to Mbeya in the north.
Sea of ​​flowers in the Kitulo National Park

Attractions

  • Kitulo National Park : In the northeast, the district has a share of the 465 square kilometer Kitulo National Park, which is located on the Kitulo Plateau . It is known for its splendor of flowers, 350 wildflower species such as lilies and daisies bloom for six months, but also 45 endemic orchids.
  • Mount Rungwe Nature Reserve: As early as 1949, 13,650 hectares were established as a water protection area and declared a nature reserve in 2009. In addition to scenic beauties such as the Lusiba crater lake, the reserve is home to the endangered Kipunji monkey (Rungwecebus kipunji).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Tanzania Regional Profiles, 12 Mbeya Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 16 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ Mbeya Region Investment Opportunities. (PDF) September 2017, p. 16 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Maps for the World, Map 500k - xc37-2. Russian Army Maps, accessed March 25, 2020 (Russian).
  4. ^ Poroto Mountains. Retrieved March 26, 2020 (English).
  5. ^ Tukuyu climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Tukuyu weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b History | Rungwe District Council. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Rungwe | Mbeya region. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  8. ^ Tanzania Regions. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  9. ↑ 2012 Population and Housing Census. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2013, p. 115 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  10. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 12 Mbeya Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 73 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  11. ↑ a b Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (English).
  12. ↑ Water | Rungwe District Council. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
  13. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 12 Mbeya Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 129 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  14. ↑ a b c Investment Profile | Rungwe District Council. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
  15. ^ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 12 Mbeya Regional Profiles. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 131, 134 , accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  16. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Tanzania in Figures 2018. (PDF) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 8 , accessed on March 26, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Kitulo National Park - Tanzania Tourism. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Rungwe. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Management Plan for Mount Rungwe Nature Forest Reserve. (PDF) p. 3 , accessed on March 26, 2020 .