Ushetu District is a district council in the

Shinyanga Region __NOTOC__ Shinyanga Region (''Mkoa wa Shinyanga'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Shinyanga. The region is bordered to the north by the Mwanza, Mara, and Kagera Regio ...

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 ...

's lake zone established in 2012. The district lies in west most portion of the region just south and west of the town of Kahama.

History

The district was created on 23 November 2012 by splitting the

Kahama District Kahama Urban District is one of the five districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. Its administrative centre is the town of Kahama. It is bordered to the north and south by Kahama Rural District, to the east by Nzega District and to the west ...

into one new town council of

Kahama Municipality Kahama may refer to: * Kahama, Angola, a commune in Cunene Province *Kahama Rural District, one of the districts of Shinyanga Region, Tanzania * Kahama Urban District, one of the districts of Shinyanga Region, Tanzania *Kahama, Tanzania, a town in ...

, and two new district councils of

Msalala District Msalala District is a district council in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania's lake zone established in 2012. The district lies in the middle of the region just north-east of the town of Kahama. History The district was created in 2012 by ...

and Ushetu District. The official inauguration of the district was on 1 July 2013.

Geography

The district lies in the west of the Shinyanga Region to the south and east of Kahama Town. To the north-east of the district is Kahama Town of the Shinyanga Region the north is Mbogwe District and west

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both of the Geita Region. To the east and south is the

Tabora Region Tabora Region (''Mkoa wa Tabora'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Tabora. The region is located in mid-western part of Tanzania. Tabora is bordered by Shinyanga to the nort ...

with the

Nzega District Nzega District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, to the south and southwest by Uyui District and to the east by Igunga District. Its administrative seat is the town o ...

to the east, and

Uyui District Uyui District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Nzega District and Igunga District as well as by the Shinyanga Region, to the south by Sikonge District, to the west by Urambo Distri ...

and Kaliua District to the south from east to west respectively. The district covers an area of of which only is water.

Climate

The districts climate is

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

with the Aw Koppen-Geiger system classification. The average temperature is with an average rainfall of .

Administrative divisions

The district has the two division of Mweli and Dakama, 20 wards, and 112 villages. Wards (2016 population) * Bukomela (7,049) * Bulungwa (26,757) * Chambo (15,762) * Chona (20,067) * Idahina (25,992) * Igunda (7,163) * Igwamanoni (16,180) * Kinamapula (13,785) * Kisuke (5,114) * Mapamba (6,811) * Mpunze (10,140) * Nyamilangano (6,251) * Nyankende (15,761) * Sabasabini (12,556) * Ubagwe (17,997) * Ukune (12,723) * Ulewe (19,880) * Ulowa (20,881) * Ushetu (19,043) * Uyogo (16,604)

Demographics

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 296,515 people in the district, from 273,075 in 2012. People of the district are of the tribes of Wasukuma, Wasumbwa, and Wanyamwezi with small populations of

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, and Wahangaza. In 2012, the district had 43,497 households of 6 to 7 people and yearly population growth rate of 3.3%.

Economy

The Ushetu District has of agricultural land, which predominantly used to grow

maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

and

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

. There is of grazing land that is used mostly by cattle and goats, as well as a small number of sheep. The district has of forest reserve for

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

, also which includes of protected areas such as the

Kigosi National Park The Kigosi National Park is a portected area in located Shinyanga Region, Geita Region and northwest Tabora Region of Tanzania. In 2019, Kigosi National Park was created. It has an area of 8265 km2 and is a part of the largest wetlands complex ...

which can be used for

beekeeping Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus '' Apis'' are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as ''Melipona'' stingless bees are also kept. ...

and tourism.

Education

There are 102 primary schools, and 18 secondary schools in Ushetu District.

Health

The district has one hospital, three health care centers, and 25 dispensaries. In 2019, 165,111 (56%) of the population had access to safe, clean, and reliable water.

Roads

There are no paved roads, or national roads in the district. There are of gravel, and of dirt roads, for a road network.

References

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Districts of Shinyanga Region Constituencies of Tanzania