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Ruvu Basin
Ruvu may refer to: * Ruvu River, a river in Morogoro and Pwani Regions of eastern Tanzania * River Ruvu, a source of the Pangani River or Jipe Ruvu in northeastern Tanzania * Ruvu, Kibaha District, a town in Tanzania * Ruvu Ward in Same District Same is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Korogwe District and Lushoto District of Tanga Region ..., Tanzania * Ruvu languages, a class of Northeast Coast Bantu languages * Ruvu Shooting, a football club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania * JKT Ruvu Stars, a football club in Dodoma, Tanzania {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruvu River
The Ruvu River is a river in eastern Tanzania. The Ruvu River originates in the southern Uluguru Mountains and flows eastwards to empty into the Indian Ocean near Bagamoyo. Its chief tributary is the Ngerengere River, which rises in the northern Ulugurus and flows through the city of Morogoro before joining the Ruvu. The Ruvu drains a catchment of 11,789 km², which includes portions of Morogoro and Pwani regions. The Wami River catchment lies to the north and west, and the Rufiji River catchment lies to the south. The Ruvu River is an important source of water for households, irrigated farms, and industries in communities along the river. It is also the principal source of water for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city, which lies on the coast east of the Ruvu catchment. It suffers increasing levels of pollution from the release of untreated households and industrial wastewater Industrial wastewater treatment describes the processes used for Wastewater treatment, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Ireland. Morogoro Region is bordered to the north by the Manyara Region and Tanga Region, to the east by the Pwani and Lindi Regions, to the south by the Ruvuma Region and to the west by the Iringa Njombe and Dodoma Regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Morogoro. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,218,492. Geography The area is found in the Mid-Eastern portion of mainland Tanzania and is situated between latitudes 5° 58' and 10' south of the equator and between longitudes 35° 25' and 38° 30' east greenwich. 4,623,005 acres, or 4.9% of the area of Tanzania's Mainland, is the size of the Morogoro region (94,278,400 ha). The majority of the total land area, 1,772,597 ha (38.3%), is made up of arable land used for cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Morogoro Region to the west, Lindi Region to the south, and surrounds Dar es Salaam Region to the east. The Indian Ocean also borders the region to its northeast and southeast. The region is home to Mafia Island, the Rufiji delta and Saadani National Park. The region is home to Bagamoyo town, a historical Swahili settlement, and the first colonial capital of German East Africa. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,098,668, which was slightly lower than the pre-census projection of 1,110,917. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ruvu
The Pangani River (pin-gi'nee) (also called Luffu and Jipe Ruvu, especially in older sources, and probably once called Rhaptus) is a major river of northeastern Tanzania. It has two main sources: the Ruvu, which rises as Lumi at Kilimanjaro, passes through Lake Jipe, and empties into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir, and the Kikuletwa, coming from the west and mainly fed by Mount Meru in Arusha Region, which also enters into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir in Kilimanjaro Region. Just after leaving the reservoir the stream becomes the main Pangani, which empties into the Indian Ocean in Tanga Region at the Tangan port town of Pangani. For much of its length the river flows along the regional borders of Kilimanjaro Region and Manyara Region, before flowing into Tanga Region, which contains the 68 MW Pangani Power Station and the Pangani Falls Dam. There are several inhabited islands within the river. The river is full of crocodiles; hippopotami are scarcer in its lower parts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruvu, Kibaha District
Ruvu is a small town and ward (shehia) located in the Kibaha District of the Pwani Region in eastern Tanzania, west of Dar es Salaam.Kilongozi, Nelson et al. (November 2005The Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge in Range Management and Forage Plants for Improving Livestock Productivity and Food Security in the Maasai and Barbaig Communities of KIBAHA fao.org, Retrieved 21 July 2014 (report includes map showing location of Ruvu) As of 2002, the ward population was 6,697. Tanzania.go.tz, Retrieved via archive.org, 21 July 2014 [Baidu] |
Same District
Same is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Korogwe District and Lushoto District of Tanga Region, and to the west by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region. The district capital is the town of Same, Tanzania. The south Pare Mountains are located within the district's boundaries and so is a part of Mkomazi National Park. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Same District was 212,235The population had risen to 269,807 according to the 2012 Tanzania National Census. Geography The district covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . The tallest point being Shengena Peak at 2, 463m. The district is home to Mkomazi National Park, and a few other protected areas such as Chome Forest Reserve which is home to the South Pare white-eye, an endemic bird found only the district. Economy Paved Trunk road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruvu Languages
The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the Bantu languages spoken along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma.Derek Nurse & Thomas Spear, 1985, ''The Swahili'' In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E. The languages, or clusters, are: *Pare-Taveta (G20+E70): **Pareic ***Pare, Mbugu ** Taveta * Sabaki (G40+E70): Swahili, Nyika, Comorian ''etc.'' *Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala, Bondei, Zigula ( Mushungulu), Ngulu *Ruvu (G30+G10): Gogo, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru, Kutu, Kami, Zaramo, Kwere, Doe The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically. Mbugu Maʼa is a Bantu language of Tanzania. The Mbugu people speak two divergent register (sociolinguistics), registers, which have been treated as separate languages by some authorities (e.g. Tucker and Bryan): Mbugu or "Normal Mbugu" (autonym kiM ... (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare. Notes Languages of Kenya Languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruvu Shooting
Ruvu Shooting Stars is a football club based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They play at the Uhuru Stadium in the Tanzanian Premier League The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is the top-level professional association football, football league in Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Football Federation. History The league was first organised in 1921 in Dar es Salaam. By .... They primarily wear blue with yellow trim kits. References External linksClub logo {{Tanzanian Premier League Football clubs in Tanzania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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