Kilimanjaro Region
Kilimanjaro Region
Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Uhuru Peak, Materuni falls and Moshi City at Night | |
Nickname: The roof of Africa | |
Coordinates: 4°8′1.32″S 37°48′31.68″E / 4.1337000°S 37.8088000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Zone | Northern |
Named for | Mount Kilimanjaro |
Capital | Moshi |
Districts | List
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Area | |
• Total | 13,250 km2 (5,120 sq mi) |
• Rank | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Postcode | 25xxx |
Area code | 027 |
ISO 3166 code | TZ-09 |
HDI (2021) | 0.640[1] medium · 3rd |
Website | Official website |
Symbols of Tanzania | |
Bird | Scarlet Tufted Malachite Sunbird |
Butterfly | Kilimanjaro Swallowtail |
Fish | Lake Chala tilapia |
Mammal | Leopard |
Tree | Cordia africana |
Mineral | Aquamarine |
Kilimanjaro Region (Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro in
: page 6The region forms part of the Northern Tourism Circuit in Tanzania. It is home to the Kilimanjaro National Park (which contains Mount Kilimanjaro), the Mkomazi National Park, the Pare Mountains, Lake Jipe, and Lake Chala. The region is bordered to the north and east by Kenya, to the south by the Tanga Region, to the southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the west by the Arusha Region.
Etymology
In the early 19th century, the Swahili already referred to the mountain as "Kilima Ndsharo" (or "Dscharo"), "The Country of Dschagga," near the coast. In 1848 and 1849, Rebmann said the mountain Swahili names mean "Great Mountain" and "the Mountain of the Caravans" in reference to the mountain that could be seen for a long distance and served as a guide for travelers. He and Krapf found that the term was referred to differently by several nearby populations: the Taita just shortened the coastal Swahili word to "Ndscharo." It was known as "Kima ja Jeu," which is Kamba for "Mountain of Whiteness." It was known as "Ol Donyo Eibor," which is Maasai for "White Mountain." The Chagga themselves, especially the Kilema and Machame, simply called it "Kibo". Kilimandscharo, which Rebmann spelled in German between 1848 and 1849, was changed to "Kilimanjaro" by 1860.[4]
Administrative divisions
Districts
Kilimanjaro Region is divided into one city and six districts, each administered by a council, except Moshi District which has two, one of which serves as the capital of the region.
Districts of Kilimanjaro Region | ||||||
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Map with main roads in green | District | Population (2012 Census) |
Population (2017 Estimates)[5] | |||
Moshi District
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466,737 | 509,431 | ||||
Moshi Municipal
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184,292 | 201,150 | ||||
Hai District
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210,533 | 229,791 | ||||
Siha District
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116,313 | 126,953 | ||||
Rombo District
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260,963 | 284,834 | ||||
Mwanga District
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131,442 | 143,466 | ||||
Same District
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269,807 | 294,487 | ||||
Total | 1,640,087 | 1,790,113 |
History
Kilimanjaro Region was officially established in 1963 with two districts: Kilimanjaro and Pare.
Of the region's six districts, four traditionally had
Geology
Mount Kilimanjaro lies on a tectonic plate line intersection 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of the tectonically active Rift Valley.[9] The activity that created this stratovolcano dates back less than a million years. Steam and sulphur fumaroles here are indicative of residual activity.
At one stage, most of the summit of Kilimanjaro was covered by an ice cap, probably more than 100 metres (330 ft) deep. Glaciers extended well down the mountain forming moraine ridges, clearly visible now on the southern flanks down to about 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). At present only a small fraction of the glacial cover remains.
Notable people
- Barnaba Classic, musician
- Scholastica Kimaryo, International civil servant, journalist, and life coach
- Elieshi Lema, writer
- Freeman Mbowe, Politician
- Lucas Mkenda, musician
- Cleopa Msuya, 3rd Tanzanian Prime Minister
- Flower Msuya, scientist
- Nathaniel Mtui, first Tanzanian historian
- Nandy, musician
- Maua Sama, musician
- Leonard Shayo, scholar and mathematician
- Bruno Tarimo, boxer
- Irene Tarimo, scientist
See also
- Chagga people
- Kilimanjaro National Park
- Marangu
- Mkomazi National Park
- Moshi, Tanzania
- Pare people
- Pare Mountains
- Lake Chala
References
- ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Postcodes" (PDF). MAMLAKA YA MAWASILIANO TANZANIA. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-520-06698-7.
- ^ "Tanzania Population by Regions" (PDF). www.nbs.go.tz. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ "Myosorex zinki Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew : Fr. Musaraigne des bois du Kilimanjaro; Ger. Kilimanjaro-Waldspitzmaus", Mammals of Africa : Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats, Bloomsbury Publishing, retrieved 2023-11-18
- ^ "Historia ya Mkoa | Kilimanjaro Region". www.kilimanjaro.go.tz. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ISSN 2410-0765.
- .
External links
- (in Swahili) Official website