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Karatu
Karatu is one of the seven districts in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of . and has an max elevation of ..It is bordered by the Ngorongoro District to the north, the Meatu District to the west in Simiyu Region. The Monduli District borders the district directly to the east and finally Mbulu District and Babati District border Karatu to the south and southeast. Karatu district is home to the famous Hadza people. Also Karatu is known agriculturally as the onion capital of Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the population of the district was 230,166. Geography Karatu district is located between three major natural features in Arusha region. It is bordered to the east by Lake Manyara and to the south west the district is bordered by Lake Eyasi. In the north east the district is bordered by the Ngorongoro Crater rim. Northern Karatu district is very fertile due to the many streams and volcanic soil from the Ngorongoro highlands. The south west si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karatu
Karatu is one of the seven districts in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of . and has an max elevation of ..It is bordered by the Ngorongoro District to the north, the Meatu District to the west in Simiyu Region. The Monduli District borders the district directly to the east and finally Mbulu District and Babati District border Karatu to the south and southeast. Karatu district is home to the famous Hadza people. Also Karatu is known agriculturally as the onion capital of Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the population of the district was 230,166. Geography Karatu district is located between three major natural features in Arusha region. It is bordered to the east by Lake Manyara and to the south west the district is bordered by Lake Eyasi. In the north east the district is bordered by the Ngorongoro Crater rim. Northern Karatu district is very fertile due to the many streams and volcanic soil from the Ngorongoro highlands. The south west si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganako
Ganako is an administrative ward in the Karatu District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 15,481. References Karatu District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endamarariek
Endamarariek is an administrative ward in the Karatu district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 27,893 people in the ward, from 24,996 in 2012. The ward borders Lake Manyara National Park Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania's Arusha Region, Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of i ... to the east. References Karatu District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endamaghang
Endamaghang is an administrative ward in the Karatu District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 24,996. References Karatu District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endabash
Endabash is an administrative ward in the Karatu district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 14,358. References Karatu District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buger (Tanzanian Ward)
Buger is an administrative ward in the Karatu district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 9,919. Three quarters of Burger ward is a forest reserve. The ward has three primary schools, one dispensary and one secondary school. Buger Ward has a small airstrip for a small plane, which is near the secondary school. References Karatu District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baray (Tanzanian Ward)
Baray is an administrative ward in the Karatu district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The ward is home to the Hadza. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 23,554. References Karatu District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqw People
The Iraqw People (; are the Cushitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They are a significant group in originating in southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, near the Rift Valley. The Iraqw people settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District, Arusha Region, where they remain the majority ethnic group. In Manyara region, the Iraqw are a major ethnic group in Mbulu District, Babati District and Hanang District. History Kerio Valley, Kenya The Iraqw have traditionally been viewed as remnants of Afro-Asiatic peoples who practiced agriculture and animal husbandry in the Great Lakes region — a succession of societies collectively known as the ''Stone Bowl'' cultural complex. Most of these early northern migrants are believed to have been absorbed by later movements of Nilotic and Bantu peoples. In the Kerio Valley of Kenya, among other neighboring areas, there are vestiges of the Neolithic tillers' civili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monduli District
Monduli is one of the seven districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the north by Longido District, to the east by Arusha Rural District, to the south by the Manyara Region and to the west by Ngorongoro District and Karatu District. The town of Monduli is the administrative seat of the district. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Monduli District was 185,237. By 2012, the population of the district was 158,929. History The oldest site in Monduli district is the Engaruka historical site located in northwest of the district and was originally inhabited by the Iraqw peoples before they migrated south towards Karatu. The word Monduli was originated in the ward Monduli Juu. There was a wealthy Maasai ancestor with the name of Monduli, who lived in the area during the times of German colonization. The Germans colonized the area (later Tanganyika, Rwanda and Burundi) in 1880s. They brought forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadza People
The Hadza, or Hadzabe (''Wahadzabe'' in Swahili), are a Tanzanian indigenous ethnic group mostly based in southwest Karatu District of Arusha Region. They live around Lake Eyasi in the central Rift Valley and in the neighboring Serengeti Plateau. There are, as of 2015, between 1,200 and 1,300 Hadza people living in Tanzania, however only around 400 Hadza still survive exclusively based on the traditional means of foraging. Additionally, the increasing impact of tourism and encroaching pastoralists pose serious threats to the continuation of their traditional way of life. Genetically, the Hadza are not closely related to any other people. Once classified among the Khoisan languages, primarily because it has clicks, the Hadza language (Hadzane) is actually thought to be an isolate, unrelated to any other. Hadzane is an entirely oral language, but it is not predicted to be in danger of extinction. UNESCO states that the language is not endangered but vulnerable because most child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Eyasi
Lake Eyasi (formerly german: Njarasasee, "Njarasa Lake", and ''Hohenlohesee'', "Hohenlohe Lake") is a lake located in Karatu District of Arusha Region in north Tanzania. Lake Eyasi is the largest body of water in Arusha region. It is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley at the base of the Serengeti Plateau, just south of the Serengeti National Park and immediately southwest of the Ngorongoro Crater in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania. The lake is elongated, orientated southwest to northeast, and lies in the Eyasi- Wembere branch of the Great Rift Valley. The principal inflow is the Sibiti River, which enters the southwestern end. The river may continue to flow somewhat year round, at least in wetter years; the other inflows are all seasonal. The second largest inflow is the Baray, at the northeast. The water carried by the Baray has increased in recent years due to deforestation of the Crater Highlands. The southwest flank of Mount Oldean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Tanzania
As of 2021,there are 31 regions of Tanzania which are divided into 184 districts (Swahili: wilaya). In 2016, Songwe Region was created from the western part of Mbeya Region. The districts are each administered by a district council. Cities are separately administered by their own councils, and while administratively within a region, are not considered to be located within a district. The districts are listed below, by unofficial area then region: Ten most populated districts # Kinondoni Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,775,049 inhabitants) # Temeke Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,368,881 inhabitants) # Ilala Municipal Council, Dar es Salaam Region (1,220,611 inhabitants) # Geita District Council, Geita Region (807,619 inhabitants) # Sengerema District Council, Mwanza Region (663,034 inhabitants) # Muleba District Council, Kagera Region (540,310 inhabitants) # Kahama District Council, Shinyanga Region (523,802 inhabitants) # Nzega District Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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