Iringa
Iringa
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Iringa is a city in
Geography
The town stretches along a hilltop overlooking the Little Ruaha River to the south, and spreads along ridges and valleys to the north. Iringa is in the Udzungwa Mountains, and the altitude of the town's environs is more than 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) above sea level. The months of June, July, and August can see low temperatures near freezing. The Tanzam Highway passes through the valley below the town; the highway distance from Iringa's limits to Dar es Salaam is 502 kilometers (312 mi), via Morogoro.
Climate
Iringa has a fairly dry climate with mild-to-warm temperatures year round. Iringa has a wet season from December to April, and a nearly rainless period from June to September. Its climate is classified by
| Climate data for Iringa (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 147.3 (5.80) |
130.2 (5.13) |
128.0 (5.04) |
57.7 (2.27) |
13.1 (0.52) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.02) |
4.8 (0.19) |
28.0 (1.10) |
121.8 (4.80) |
632.0 (24.88) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.3 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 59.3 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
History
The Isimila Stone Age site, which lies about 20 km (12 mi) to the southwest, contains archeological artifacts, particularly stone tools, from human habitation about 70,000 years ago.[4]
Iringa Region is home to the Hehe people. After their defeat at Lugalo by the Hehe, led by Chief Mkwawa, the Germans built a military station at 'Neu Iringa' to avenge the death of their commander Emil von Zelewski and to teach the Hehe respect for German authority. The fortress and headquarters of Chief Mkwawa was in the nearby village of Kalenga, Alt Iringa.
Education
Iringa has several institutions of higher education, including Tumaini University,
Economy
The trans-African automobile route — the
countries.Crafts
Iringa is known for its woven baskets, made from local reeds. The baskets are used across Tanzania and exported internationally.[5] The city is also known for the award-winning Neema Crafts Centre.
Media
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Iringa municipality has seven FM radio stations: Trap Gang Radio, Ebony FM, Country FM and Nuru FM (youth entertainment and commercial radios), Overcomers Radio and Radio Furaha (Christian stations), Kibra Ten Radio (a Muslim station). There are other radio stations elsewhere in Iringa region, such as Kitulo community radio in Makete and another FM radio station in Njombe.[6]
Iringa has one TV station: Municipal Television, a multi-age TV station with diversified programmes.[7]
References
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
- ^ Africa, Nomad. "Iringa". nomadtours. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Iringa Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- JSTOR 24937108.
- ^ "CSDI TANZANIA". csditz.org. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Radio". tcra.go.tz. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Tanzania, MISA. "Media directory". MISA Tanzania. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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