Simiyu (region)

Simiyu
Basic data
Country	Tanzania
Capital	Bariadi
surface	23,808 km²
Residents	1,584,157 (2012)
density	67 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TZ-30

Coordinates: 2 ° 48 ′  S , 33 ° 59 ′  E

Simiyu is one of the 31 regions in Tanzania . The capital is Bariadi . In the north, Simiyu borders on the Mara region , in the east on the Arusha region , in the south on the Singida region and in the west on the Shinyanga and Mwanza regions . In the northwest the district borders on Lake Victoria .

At Ipililo, 40 km south of Bariadi

Landscape near Bariadi

geography

The region has a size of 23,808 square kilometers and around 1.6 million inhabitants (as of 2012). There are two rainy seasons, one from October to December and the second from February to May, with two dry seasons in between. The annual rainfall is 600 to 900 millimeters, in some parts of the country even less. The temperature ranges from 18 to 31 degrees Celsius. The area is drained into Lake Victoria, the largest river is the Simiyu . The region is characterized by gently rolling plains with little vegetation, broken up locally by some miombo forests. The area is divided into three zones:

• The north has annual rainfall of 700 to 900 millimeters and is well suited for agriculture and cattle breeding.
• In the southeast, rainfall is less than 700 millimeters per year. There is severe soil erosion, which is reducing the yields of arable crops.
• The south-west is more hilly, has precipitation between 700 and 800 millimeters per year and a fertile clay soil.

Climate table Bariadi Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.7 27.9 27.9 27.2 26.7 27 26.9 27.7 29 29.8 28.2 27.1 O 27.8 Min. Temperature (° C) 17.2 17.3 17.6 17.7 17.2 15.7 14.9 15.6 17th 17.9 17.8 17.7 O 17th Temperature (° C) 22.4 22.6 22.7 22.4 21.9 21.3 20.9 21.6 23 23.8 23 22.3 O 22.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 96 81 137 158 67 9 2 7th 18th 41 110 117 Σ 843 Source: climate-data.org

history

The Simiyu region was established in 2012. Before that, the area was part of the Shinyanga and Mwanza regions.

Administrative division

The region is administratively divided into five districts:

Districts of the Simiyu region
Map with main roads in green	District	Population 2002	Population 2012
	Bariadi	339,300	422.916
	Busega	170,649	203,597
	Itilima	264,304	313,900
	Maswa	304.402	344.125
	Meatu	248.214	299,619
	total	1,326,869	1,584,157

population

The majority of the population belongs to the Sukuma ethnic group . In 2012 over fifty percent of the population was under 15 years old and under five percent were older than 60. The region has a large excess of women, with 92 men for every 100 women. The literacy of the over-five-year-olds was 61 percent for men and 56 percent for women (as of 2012).

Facilities and services Education: There are 523 primary schools in Simiyu, 514 state schools and nine private schools. Of the 9448 teachers required for this, 6912 are available. Of the 148 secondary schools, 140 are state-run and eight are privately run. About half of the teachers required are available here. There is a free university and three private teacher training centers in the region (as of 2017). Of those over the age of five, 52 percent spoke Swahili , six percent Swahili and English and 42 percent were illiterate (as of 2012). Health: There are four state hospitals, fourteen health centers and 191 pharmacies in the region (as of 2017). Water: 46 percent of the population have access to clean water (as of 2017).

Economy and Infrastructure Of those over ten years of age, 66 percent were employed, nine percent worked in the household (cooking, hygiene, care), nineteen percent in training, two percent unemployed and four percent unable to work (as of 2012). Twelve percent of households had access to electricity, eighty percent had a telephone, eleven percent a television set and one percent a computer (as of 2015). Agriculture At 75 percent, agriculture is the most important economic factor in the region and employs around 80 percent of the working population. Mainly corn, millet, rice, sweet potatoes and cassava are grown for self-sufficiency, while cotton, peanuts and sunflowers are intended for sale. With 150,000 tons of cotton, Simiyu is the leading cotton producer in Tanzania.

Source:

In addition to agriculture, livestock is also important. 1.5 million cattle, 674,402 goats, 254,746 sheep, 1,501,146 chickens and 1,723 pigs are kept in the region (as of 2017). fishing In the Busega district, which borders Lake Victoria, fishing is an important economic factor. beekeeping 61,500 liters of honey were produced by 2589 beekeepers in 4790 beehives (as of 2017). Business There are seasonal businesses for processing cotton and producing sunflower oil.

Natural resources

Salt is mined in the Meatu district.

tourism

Giraffe in the Serengeti

The main attraction for tourism is the Serengeti National Park . Other attractions are game reserves and Lake Victoria.

Infrastructure

• Roads: The region has a road network totaling 4,731 kilometers. Of these, 335 kilometers are main roads and 532 kilometers are regional roads. 142 kilometers of it are asphalted, the rest are gravel and clay roads. The main road connection is the national road leading north and south from the capital, Bariadi.
• Railway: The southeastern part of the region, the 378 km long railway line from Mwanza leads to Tabora where this to the Central Railway (Central Line) to Dodoma and Dar es Salaam true.

Nature reserves, sights

• Serengeti National Park: Almost 12,000 square kilometers of Serengeti National Park are in Simiyu.
• Maswa Game Reserve: The area was originally set up as a buffer zone between populated land and the national park and as a hunting area. Because of the large number of lions and leopards, it is not only visited by hunters.

Web links

Simiyu Regional Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24th Simiyu Regional Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 16 , accessed on November 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Simiyu region About Us, History. The United Republic of Tanzania, accessed November 6, 2019 (Swahili). 
3. ↑ Map 500k - xa36-4. Retrieved November 7, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Simiyu region Investment Guide. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2017, pp. 5–6 , accessed on November 6, 2019 . 
5. ^ Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, April 2014, p. 20 , accessed on November 7, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Postcodes Simiyu Region 39000 . Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012.
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Simiyu Region, Publications, Reports, Regional Newsletter. (pdf) Retrieved February 15, 2017 (Swahili). 
8. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24th Simiyu Regional Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, pp. 19, 64 , accessed on November 6, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24th Simiyu Regional Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 69 , accessed on November 6, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 24th Simiyu Regional Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, March 2016, p. 87 , accessed on November 6, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Shinyanga, Simiyu - Tanzania - Area Database - Global Data Lab. Retrieved November 7, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Simiyu region Investment Guide. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2017, p. 3 , accessed on November 6, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Wildlife and Tourism | Simiyu region. Retrieved November 7, 2019 . 
14. ^ ^{A b} Trunk Roads Network. (pdf) Accessed November 7, 2019 . 
15. ^ Central Corridor Railway Revitalization and Energy Efficiency Project. Retrieved November 7, 2019 . 
16. ↑ Maswa Game Reserve. In: Safaris and Expeditions. Retrieved November 7, 2019 (American English).