Singida (region)

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Basic data
Country Tanzania
Capital Singida
surface 49,341 km²
Residents 1,370,637 (2012 census)
density 28 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TZ-23

Coordinates: 4 ° 49 ′  S , 34 ° 44 ′  E

Singida is a region in the center of Tanzania with around 1,370,000 inhabitants (2012 census), the capital of which is also called Singida . The region is bordered by the Arusha region to the north, the Manyara region to the northeast, the Dodoma region to the east, the Iringa and Mbeya regions to the south, and the Tabora and Simiyu regions to the west .

Main street in Singida town

geography

The region occupies the northern part of the central plateau of Tanzania. To the west it slopes down to the Rift Valley and to the east to the Wembere Depression. 23 percent of the land in Singida can be used for arable farming (of which a quarter or 6.6 percent of the total area is actually used accordingly), 40 percent is (potential) pasture land, 36 percent is forest land, especially miombo . The annual average of 500 to 800 millimeters of rain falls, most of it in the rainy season from November to April, in between it is very dry, the amounts of rain decrease towards the south. In Singida there are different climate zones, in most of the region there is a hot, semi-arid steppe climate, BSh according to the effective climate classification . But there are also areas with a tropical savanna climate (Aw) and a Mediterranean climate (Csb).

history

The Singida region was founded in 1963, before that it was part of the Central Province.

Singida districts, green: main roads

Administrative division

The Singida region is divided into five districts, 7 electoral districts (councils) and 136 parishes (wards):

District Residents

1988

Residents

2002

Residents

2012

Iramba 290.334 113.103 236.282
Singida 366,663 305,322 375,900
Manyoni 135,390 204,482 296,763
Ikungi n / A 209.908 272,959
Mkalama n / A 253.933 188,733
Landscape near Ilongelo in the Singida district

population

The largest ethnic groups in Singida are the Nyiramba , Nyaturu , Kimbu , Gogo , Isanzu , Taturu , Sukuma , Mang'ati , Barabaig and Hadzabe . Furthermore, a few Nyamwezi and Luo from other regions and mainly in cities some Asians and Arabs live here . The population pyramid shows a broad base. This indicates a high birth rate and a youthful age structure, which is typical for many African areas. But if you look at the city population, this pyramid shows a bulge in the age group 15 to 24 years, especially among women. This indicates immigration from other regions or from rural areas.

Facilities and services

  • Education: There are 531 primary schools and 155 secondary schools in the region.
  • Health: 9 hospitals, 18 health centers and 195 pharmacies are available for the medical care of the population (as of 2019).
  • Water: In 2017, 44 percent of the population had access to safe and clean water.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is the most important industry, it employs around 86 percent of the population. Other economic activities are mining and commercial small business and industry.

Agriculture

Agriculture mainly produces millet, sorghum , rice, legumes and sweet potatoes and, as cash crops, sunflowers, cotton, sesame and onions and sweet potatoes. Livestock husbandry provides eleven percent of the income. Cattle, chickens and goats are mainly kept (as of 2012).

Mining

The region is rich in natural resources. Gold, copper, iron, titanium, uranium, zircon, quartz, amethyst, diamonds and salt are mined by small companies. The Shanta Gold company started a gold mining project near Sambaru in the Ikungi district in 2016, but did not mine any gold until 2018. In 2016/17 34,000 tons of minerals, 5,290 tons of gypsum and 31,383 grams of gold were mined.

Commercial and industrial

The region specializes in the production of sunflower oil. 2 large, 4 medium-sized and 115 small companies deal with it and process 435,000 tons of sunflower seeds annually (as of 2018).

Infrastructure

  • Railway: The Tanganyika Railway runs through the south of the region and runs from Dar es Salaam via Dodoma to Lake Tanganyika . There is a train station in the district capital Manyoni.
  • Roads: The region is well served by national roads. From southeast to northwest the T3 crosses from Dodoma to Rwanda , to the north the T14 connects Singida with Arusha and the T22 leads to Rungwa in the south.

Nature reserves, sights

  • Rungwa Game Reserve: The 9,000 square kilometer reserve also includes areas in Tabora and Mbeya. It is an observation and hunting reserve.
  • Kizigo Game Reserve: The Kizigo Game Reserve in the south of the region is 4,000 square kilometers and was opened for photo and hunting safaris in 1982.
  • Muhesi Game Reserve: The 2,000 square kilometer reserve offers boat safaris, wildlife viewing and hunting for antelopes, lions and leopards.

Others

  • The Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Singida covers an area slightly larger than the Singida region, almost 50,000 square kilometers. Of the 1.3 million residents, 170,000 are Catholic.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ National Bureau of Statistics & Office of Chief Government Statistician: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, Statistical Tables, Tanzania Mainland . Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar 2014, on www.tanzania.go.tz, PDF document p. 15 (English)
  2. ^ A b Singida Region, Socio-Economic Profile. (pdf) United Republic of Tanzania, April 1997, pp. 3–4 , accessed on December 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c Historia ya Mkoa | Singida Regional Website. Retrieved December 21, 2019 (Swahili).
  4. ↑ Climate Singida: Temperature, climate graph, Climate table for Singida - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
  5. ^ Maps of the World. Russian Army Maps, S. Map 500k - xb36-2, Map 500k - xb36-4 , accessed November 20, 2019 (Russian).
  6. ↑ Home | Singida Regional Website. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
  7. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 13 Singida Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, pp. 19-20 , accessed on December 21, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Statistics | Singida Regional Website. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
  9. ^ Report on water services. (pdf) July 2017, p. 1 , accessed on December 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  10. ↑ Single Economic Activity | Singida Regional Website. Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
  11. Jump up ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 13 Singida Regional Profiles. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, 2016, p. 135 , accessed on December 21, 2019 .
  12. ↑ 2016 Annual Report and Accounts. (pdf) Shanta Gold, June 12, 2017, accessed December 21, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Mining | Singida Regional Website. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Q3 2019 Production and Operational Update. (pdf) Shanta Gold, October 17, 2019, accessed December 21, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Industry and Commerce | Singida Regional Website. Retrieved December 22, 2019 (Swahili).
  16. ↑ TRL TIMETABLE. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
  17. ^ Tanzania Trunk Road Network. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
  18. ↑ a b c Tanzania in Figures 2018. (pdf) National Bureau of Statistics, June 2019, p. 9 , accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  19. ^ Hunting in Tanzania with Rungwa Game Safaris Ltd. Classical Hunting Safaris: Home. Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Kizigo Game Reserve. In: Tanzania Zalendo. Retrieved December 22, 2019 (American English).
  21. ↑ Muhesi Game Reserve. In: Tanzania Zalendo. Retrieved December 22, 2019 (American English).
  22. ^ The Catholic Diocese of Singida - Welcome | Karibu. Retrieved June 5, 2020 (American English).