Unguja Kusini

Unguja Kusini
Basic data
Country	Tanzania
Capital	Koani
surface	854 km²
Residents	115,588 (2012 census)
density	135 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TZ-11

Coordinates: 6 ° 9 ′  S , 39 ° 21 ′  E

Unguja Kusini (English Zanzibar Central / South , German Sansibar-Zentral / Süd ) is an administrative region of Tanzania . It borders in the north on the Unguja Kaskazini region , in the north-west on the Unguja Mjini Magharibi region , otherwise it is surrounded by the Indian Ocean .

Beach at Paje

Jozani-Chwaka National Park

geography

The region includes the southeastern part of Zanzibar's main island Unguja and Latham Island, 56 km further south . It has a size of 854 square kilometers and 115,588 inhabitants (2012 census). Their capital is Koani . There are two climatic zones in Unguja Kusini. Most of the time there is a tropical savannah climate, Aw according to the effective climate classification , but there is also a tropical monsoon climate (Am), as in Koani. Here there is precipitation all year round with a large rainy season from March to May and a small rainy season in November and December. The annual mean it rains 1624 millimeters, the average temperature is 27 degrees Celsius:

Climate table Koani Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.1 34.8 34 31.6 30.4 30th 29.2 29.8 30.7 31.6 32.4 32.7 O 31.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 23.7 23.8 23.6 23.7 22.9 22nd 21.4 20.8 20.5 21.1 22.2 23.2 O 22.4 Temperature (° C) 28.4 28.8 28.8 27.6 26.6 26th 25.3 25.3 25.6 26.3 27.3 27.9 O 27 Precipitation ( mm ) 71 68 181 382 294 79 58 49 52 87 162 141 Σ 1,624 Source: climate-data.org

history

In 1900 the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba were a British protectorate . In 1963 Zanzibar became independent, one year later the Republic of Tanzania was founded from the two states Tanganyika and Zanzibar. In 1967 the region was created as Zanzibar Shambani South, later renamed to Zanzibar South and in 2012 the Swahili name Kusini Unguja was given. "Kusini" is a Swahili word and means "south".

Administrative division

The region is divided into the two districts of Kati and Kusini :

District	Residents
	1967	1978	1988	2002	2012
Kati	21,753	29,797	45,252	62,391	76,346
Kusini	17,251	21,952	25,061	31,853	39,242

population

The region is mainly inhabited by the Hadimu ethnic group . As in many African regions, the population is young, just over a third of the population is under 15 years of age. The literacy rate was 86 percent, it was higher for men (88%) than for women (83%), in the age group of ten to 44 year olds it was over 90 percent (as of 2012).

Facilities and services Education: 23 percent of those over five spoke Swahili, 62 percent English and Swahili. The proportion of illiterate people was 15 percent (as of 2012). Health: In Unguja Kusini there was a hospital and 37 pharmacies (as of 2006). The region had the lowest HIV prevalence in Tanzania in 2016 at 0.0%. Around twelve percent of households are members of a social security system (as of 2012). Water: In 2012, seventy percent of the population had clean drinking water, mostly from aqueducts. 19 percent of a water pipe in the house, 13 percent in the yard, 31 percent used a public water pipe. Lighting: A quarter of the 25,734 households used electricity as a light source, two thirds used kerosene lamps.

Economy and Infrastructure In the region, the number of companies doubled from 1256 in 2004 to 2500 in 2016. During the same period, the number of employees increased from 5873 to 26,536. The allocation of the companies and employees to the economic sectors shows that there were 2 employees per company in trade, but 26 in the service sector. The average income in the region was twice as high as the Tanzanian average (as of 2017). Agriculture 77 percent of households were engaged in agriculture. Of these, 90 percent grew manioc , 80 percent bananas, 40 percent corn and 30 percent rice (as of 2012). The cultivation of fruit and vegetables is also an important factor; in 2018 there was the following harvest:

District papaya [t] pineapple [t] tomatoes [t] Watermelons [t] Kati 536.4 539.4 884.4 632.4 Kusini 231.6 6.0 314.7 572.4 Over ninety percent of rural households keep farm animals. This not only generates an important income for the families, but also increases the social status. Mostly poultry is kept, a third of the livestock keepers own an average of four cattle (as of 2012). fishing In 2018, 5534 tons of fish were caught in the region. As an alternative, aquacultures with red algae are also created.

Red algae culture in Jambiani

trade In 2016, 97 percent of the 1282 retail businesses in the region were retailers with fewer than five employees. Most of them are run as family businesses. Services The 792 service companies include accommodation and meals (208), education (147), administration (89), finance and insurance activities (80 companies) (as of 2016).

tourism

Makunduchi beach

The beaches on the Indian Ocean and the Jozani-Chwaka National Park are interesting for tourism .

communication

80 percent of the region's residents had a mobile phone, 49 percent had the Internet (as of 2016).

Zanzibar colobus in Jozani-Chwaka National Park

Nature reserves, sights

• Jozani-Chwaka National Park: Established in 2004, this national park is 50 square kilometers. The Jozani Forest, which lies in the middle of the park, is home to the endemic Zanzibar colobus monkey , the elephant shrew and 83 species of birds.

Web links

• Unguja Kusini Regional Profile
• Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar

Individual evidence

1. ^ National Bureau of Statistics & Office of Chief Government Statistician: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, Tanzania Zanzibar . Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar 2014, on www.tanzania.go.tz, PDF document p. 52 (English)
2. ^ Tanzania Regions. Accessed January 2, 2020 . 
3. ^ Climate Zanzibar South & Central: Temperature, climate graph, Climate table for Zanzibar South & Central - Climate-Data.org. Accessed January 2, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Koani climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Koani weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Accessed January 2, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Zanzibar | Geography, History, & Map. Accessed December 30, 2019 . 
6. ^ Tanzania Regions. Accessed December 30, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Kusini in German, translation, Swahili-German dictionary. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, p. 15 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Census of Establishments 2016. (PDF) In: http://www.ocgs.go.tz/publication.php?page=2# . Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar, March 2017, p. 47 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Zanzibar | Geography, History, & Map. In: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved January 2, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, pp. 18, 63 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, p. 73 , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Tanzania service availability mapping: 2005–2006. (PDF) p. 44 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
14. ^ Tanzania HIV Impact Survey, 2016-2017. (PDF) Tanzania Commission for AIDS, December 2018, p. 68 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (pdf) The United Republic of Tanzania, p. xi , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, p. 114 , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, p. 118 , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Census of Establishments 2016. (PDF) In: http://www.ocgs.go.tz/publication.php?page=2# . Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar, March 2017, pp. 24, 30 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
19. ↑ Zanzibar Report 2017. (PDF) p. 21 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, pp. 125–126 , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
21. ↑ The Annual bulletin of agricultural statistics 2018. (PDF) In: http://www.ocgs.go.tz/publication.php?page=2# . Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar, p. 12 , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Tanzania Regional Profiles, 52. Kusini Unguja Regional Profile. (PDF) The United Republic of Tanzania, pp. 127–129 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
23. ↑ The Annual bulletin of agricultural statistics 2018. (PDF) In: http://www.ocgs.go.tz/publication.php?page=2# . Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar, p. 3 , accessed January 3, 2020 . 
24. ↑ Growth vs. Stagnation: Seaweed Farmers (Zanzibar) | International Museum of Women. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
25. ^ Sarah Friday: A Study of Sponge Aquaculture in Jambiani. (PDF) 2011, accessed January 3, 2020 . 
26. ↑ Census of Establishments 2016. (PDF) In: http://www.ocgs.go.tz/publication.php?page=2# . Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar, March 2017, pp. 43-44 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
27. ↑ Census of Establishments 2016. (PDF) Office of Chief Government Statistician-Zanzibar, March 2017, p. 46 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
28. ↑ Kusini. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
29. ↑ ^{a b} Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park | Book Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park Tour Packages - Travelotanzania. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
30. ↑ Zanzibar Report 2017. (PDF) p. 27 , accessed on January 3, 2020 . 
31. ↑ Jozani-Chwaka Bay. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
32. ↑ Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park Development. June 4, 2016, accessed January 3, 2020 .