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19-689: Mpimbwe District is a district council in the Katavi Region of Tanzania 's Southern Highlands established in 2012. The district lies in the south of the region on Lake Rukwa . The district was established in 2016 from the Mlele District Council . The Mlele District had been created 4 years prior from the Mpanda District Council in 2012. The same year, the Katavi Region was created by splitting off from

38-525: A sizable grazing area that also draws pastoralists from neighboring areas. Less than 0.5 percent of the workforce is employed in the fishing industry. Forestry, mining, and tourism are some of the other significant industries in the area. Honey is produced in the Katavi Region and transported to other regions of the country, primarily Dar es Salaam , for processing and modern packaging. The following industrial facilities are located in Katavi Region, including one large-scale industry that employs 153 people and

57-399: Is decreasing with very little livestock loss to lions or hyena today. Masala District has no paved roads in 2016. It had 54.6 kilometres (33.9 mi) of gravel road, and 653.81 km (252.44 sq mi) of dirt road for a total road network of 708.41 km (440.19 mi). Of the road network, 205.2 km (127.5 mi) is usable all year. Katavi Region Katavi Region

76-405: Is engaged in gold mining and primary processing. Three medium-sized industries are involved in processing milk, employing 65 people; milling cereals, employing 51 people; and manufacturing cement blocks, employing 51 people. In addition, there are roughly 14 businesses that employ 1,070 people altogether. The majority of businesses (57%) are engaged in the milling of cereals. The next largest sector

95-858: Is located between Longitude 30° and 33° East of Greenwich and Latitudes 5° 15° to 7° 03° South of the Equator. It is bordered to the north by the Urambo District (Tabora), to the east by the Sikonge District (Tabora), to the east by the Chunya District (Mbeya), to the south by the Sumbawanga District (Rukwa), to the south-east by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (separated by Lake Tanganyika), and to

114-775: Is one of the four districts in the Rukwa Region of Tanzania . It is bordered to the north by Lake Rukwa , to the east by the Mbeya Region , to the south by the Sumbawanga Rural District and to the west by the Nkasi District . The district (and regional) capital is Sumbawanga . According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Sumbawanga Urban District was 209,793. The Sumbawanga Urban District

133-1054: Is the dominant economic activity with 95% of the population. Cassava , paddy and maize are the main crops grown for food, with groundnuts , paddy and maize being grown for cash. In 2016 there were 39,883 cattle, 30,235 goats, 8,206 sheep, 2,650 pigs, 80,600 imported chickens, and 236,232 native chickens. There are 29 primary schools in the districts teaching 20,308 students, of whom 10,049 are girls and 10,259 are boys. The district has 4 secondary schools teaching 1,612 of whom 638 are girls and 974 are boys. The district has 1 College (Mizengo Pinda Campus College-SUA), which provide Bachelor in Bee Resources Management, Diploma in Crop production and Certificate in Tourism and Hunting, college capacity holding more than 300 students The district has high food insecurity and illnesses. Msalala has 2 health centers and 10 clinics. In 2016, 42% of

152-477: Is the manufacturing of furniture (16%), clothes (12%), and minerals (11%). 2% goes to the processing of edible oils, while 1% each goes to the production of shoes and building blocks. The region is connected by rail from Mpanda to Kaliua in the Tabora region, a 210 km long railway line offers three times weekly passenger and cargo transport services to the northern section of the region. Mpanda Airport serves

171-588: The Rukwa Region which it had been a part of since its creation in 1974. Prior to 1974, and throughout colonization, it had been a part of the Tabora Region . Mpimbwe District lies in the south of the Katavi Region with the Katavi districts of Nsimbo District in the north, and Mlele in the east. The Songwe District of the Songwe Region is the south-east. Rukwa Region's districts of Sumbawanga to

190-539: The Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 215,438 people in the district, from 103,165 in 2012. People of the district are mostly of the tribes of Wasukuma at 60%, and Wapimbwe at 20%. There are smaller populations of Wafipa , Wabende , Wangoni , Wachagga . The Wapimbwe are native to the area, while the Wasukuma started to settled the area in the 1970. Small scale farming

209-732: The Katavi Region for local travel, but it has good connections to international travel from Songwe, Kigoma, and Tabora Airport via Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) or Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA). The principal minerals in the Katavi Region are coal, mica, moonstone , iron ore, nickel, cobalt, lead, gold, copper, and gold ore. Moonstone is mined in Karema and Kapalamsenga in Tanganyika District. The wildlife reserves in Katavi Region include Rukwa Game Reserve and Katavi National Park . Additionally, there are areas designated as forest reserves, such as

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228-473: The Katavi Region, small-scale farmers with dispersed land holdings for different crops are the main agricultural producers. Maize , rice, sunflower, sesame, groundnuts, cassava , millet, sweet potatoes, and sorghum are some of the major crop products produced. 2018 saw no ginneries in the area because farmers had only recently begun cultivating cotton . Residents of the area also cultivate crops, but they also maintain sizable herds of native cattle , backed by

247-608: The Katumba plains, and Lake Tanganyika, which has steep hills, mild plateaus, and plains, are other features that define the area. The region's miombo forests are covered in the most greenery. The long and brief rainy seasons in Katavi's climate are typical of the West southern highlands as a whole. The annual range of precipitation is 700 to 1,300 millimeters, with significant regional, seasonal, and yearly changes. The rainy season typically lasts from November to April. The highlands zone,

266-450: The midlands zone, and the lowlands zone are the three distinct agro-ecological zones in the area. Depending on altitude, temperatures can range from 13 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees Celsius in June and July and increase from September to November. Agriculture makes up the majority (96%) of the region's economic activity, while 0.7% of the labor force is employed in the care of livestock . In

285-527: The northwest by the Kigoma District (Kigoma). At an altitude of 1,000 to 2,500 meters above sea level, the Katavi Region has typical yearly temperatures between 26 and 30 degrees Celsius. The range of the average annual rainfall is 920 to 1,200 mm. The district is made up of gentle plains, plateaus, tiny mountain peaks, moderate hills, and Mwese highlands. The soft plains of the Karema depression,

304-544: The ones in Inyonga, North East Mpanda, Msaginya, Mulele Hills, Rungwa, Kabungu, Ugalla River, and Rungwa River (all owned by the central government), Nkamba and Tongwe West (under local authority ownership). With 4.7 million acres, the Mlele District Council claims to have the largest natural forest area. The estimated total area covered by forests, including conserved forests, is 3,140,639.00 ha, or 68.51% of

323-498: The rural population had safe and reliable clean water. The maternal morality ratio is 58/100,000 mothers, compared to the 3/100,000 national ratio. Some of the wild animals of the Mpimbwe District are elephants , lions , hippopotamus , hyena , buffalos, giraffes , and pigs. The Katavi National Park and Rukwa Game Reserve are located in, and adjacent, to the district. There still exist conflicts with wildlife, but it

342-625: The south along the shores Lake Rukwa with the Nkasi District to the south-east. The district covers an area of 7,704.84 square kilometres (2,974.86 sq mi). The districts climate is tropical savanna climate with the Aw Koppen-Geiger system classification. The average temperature is 23.2 °C (73.8 °F) with an average rainfall of 828 millimetres (32.6 in). Mpimbwe has two division, 9 wards, and 31 villages and 168 hamlets. Wards (2016 population) In 2022

361-584: The total land area, making the region the most natural region in the country. In March 2012, shortly after the Katavi Region was created, Dr. Rajab Mtumwa Rutengwe was appointed Katavi Regional Commissioner. He was formerly the Mpanda District Commissioner. Katavi Region is divided into six districts , each administered by a council: The additional district is Tanganyika District whose census numbers will be published in 2023. Sumbawanga District Sumbawanga Urban District

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