Lushoto is one of the eleven districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the east by the

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, to the northwest by the Kilimanjaro Region, west by

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and to the south by the

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. The district's capital and largest town is

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History

It was formerly known as ''Wilhelmstal'' (William's Valley) and was named after Emperor Wilhelm II. During the German colonial period from the 1890s to 1918 the area was popular with settlers, hence the

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place name of Wilhelmstal. Large farms and plantations were created, and the district was valued for its pleasant mountain climate. Numerous church missions were, and remain, active. Between 1893 and 1911 the German ''Ostafrikanische Eisenbahngesellschaft'' (East African Railway Company) constructed an important railway line starting at

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on the coast and passing along the Usambara Mountains with a station at Mombo, about from Wilhelmstal, to "New" Moshi at Kilimanjaro. The initial plan of the '' Usambarabahn'' was to connect the port of Tanga with

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by passing south of the Usambara Mountains. This was in direct competition with parallel British efforts in colonial Kenya. From 4 June 1912 to 12 May 1913 the line was renamed ''Nordbahn'' (Northern Railway). According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Lushoto District was 419,970. By 2012, the population had increased to 492,441. In 2016, Lushoto district was separated from Bumbuli District there to population of Lushot as of 2012 was 332,436. In 2022, the population was 350,958.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, Lushoto District is administratively divided into 28 wards:https://lushotodc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5a0/b0a/548/5a0b0a5485966968107954.pdf

Gallery

Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (2392807437).jpg, The Usambara Mountains. Shume3.jpg, The cable Yarding System at Shume. Lushoto3.jpg,

in the Tanga Region. Lushoto Lumbering 3.jpg, Lumbering A Smiling woman harvest tea leave at Bumbuli Plantation.jpg, Harvesting tea leaves at Bumbuli plantation. Decorative House, Tanzania (10165518704).jpg, A house A local jogging club ,Lushoto.jpg, Local jogging club. Transport in Tanzania rural areas.jpg, Bus between Lushoto and Lukosi. Horned Chameleon in Lushoto, Usambara Mountains.jpg, ''

Kinyongia multituberculata The West Usambara two-horned chameleon or West Usambara blade-horned chameleon (''Kinyongia multituberculata'') is a chameleon endemic to the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Until 2008, it was generally confused with Fischer's chameleon (''K. ...

References

External links

Lushoto District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National CensusLushoto District Website
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