Magugu is an administrative ward in the
Babati district
Babati Rural District is a district of Manyara Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative capital of the district is Babati town, south of Arusha. The district covers an area of , a large proportion (640 km2) of which is covered b ...
of the
Manyara Region
Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than the ...
of
Tanzania
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. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 23,682. It is famous for its
aromatic rice
Aromatic rice is one of the Oryza sativa#Classification, major types of rice. It is a medium- to long-grained rice. It is known for its nut (fruit), nutty aroma and taste, which is caused by the chemical compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline. Varieties of ...
.
Location
Magugu lies north of
Babati
Babati, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Babati Urban District of Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is the administrative capital of Babati Urban District and Babati Rural District and also the administrative capit ...
,
west of
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania's Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire E ...
, south of
Madukani
Madukani is an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the ...
, and east of
Kiru.
Name
Magugu is a
Swahili word meaning 'weeds'.
History
Magugu grew out of an anti-sleeping sickness (
African trypanosomiasis
African trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness or simply sleeping sickness, is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals. It is caused by the species ''Trypanosoma brucei''. Humans are infected by two typ ...
) settlement which was established in the early 1940s.
[ In 1997, the area was described as being "dust and thorn scrub".][
]
Agriculture
Among the crops grown for food are rice, sorghum, maize, beans, sweet potatoes and cassava. The cash crops are groundnuts, sunflowers, sugarcane, rice and cotton. The livestock are cattle, goats, sheep and poultry.
Education
World Vision
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, which started the Magugu Area Development Programme covering 14 villages and more than 57,000 people in 2005, describes Magugu as having 24 primary schools and two secondary schools in 2005.[ Among the schools in Magugu are Joshua Primary School, which educates approximately 350 children, and Joshua Secondary School, which was established in 2007.][
]
Health
World Vision describes Magugu as having one health centre and 11 dispensaries in 2005.[ Mrara District Hospital in Babati and Support for International Change established a mobile antiretroviral drug clinic in Gallapo and Magugu wards in 2008.]
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Wildlife safaris to Tarangire in 4 x 4 game drives to see most wildlife species include big game wildlife like Elephants to small wildlife. Since Tarangire is near to local farms, wild pigs usually explore local farms for ripe crops such as maize, sweet potatoes, ground nuts and cassava.
References
Wards of Manyara Region
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