THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MBEYA REGION SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE UGANDA RWANDA KENYA BURUNDI MBEYA ZAMBIA MSUMBIJI Joint Publication by: THE PLANNING COMMISSION DAR ES SALAAM and REGIONAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE MBEYA TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages FOREWORD..........................................................................................................................v SECTION I.............................................................................................................................1 LAND POPULATION AND CLIMATE:...........................................................................1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:................................................................................................ 1 REGIONAL AREA AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS............................................................ 1 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS:............................................................................................. 2 LAND USE: ............................................................................................................................ 4 (III) 1.2.1 ETHNIC GROUPS:................................................................................................... 7 (IV) 1.2.2 POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH:.................................................................... 7 POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION: .......................................................12 MIGRATION:......................................................................................................................19 1.1.4 TOPOGRAPHY:............................................................................................................ 23 SECTION II..........................................................................................................................25 2.0 THE REGIONAL ECONOMY:...................................................................................25 2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 25 2.3 PRODUCTIVE SECTORS............................................................................................ 40 2.3.1 Agriculture:..........................................................................................................40 A. FOOD CROPS ...........................................................................................................40 CASH CROPS: ..................................................................................................................... 45 IRRIGATION: .....................................................................................................................52 FARM IMPLEMENTS:......................................................................................................53 FARM INPUTS:................................................................................................................... 55 2.3.5 STORAGE FACILITIES............................................................................................. 57 LIVESTOCK........................................................................................................................58 2.4.2 DIARY CATTLE DEVELOPMENT.......................................................................... 62 2.2.5 LIVESTOCK INFRASTRUCTURES: ....................................................................... 65 2.5 NATURAL RESOURCES:........................................................................................... 67 i 2.5.1 Introduction:........................................................................................................67 Afforestation:..................................................................................................................70 2.5.4 Wildlife:.................................................................................................................73 2.5.5 Beekeeping:..........................................................................................................74 FISHING INDUSTRY:........................................................................................................78 MINING: ...............................................................................................................................84 INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES:.............................................................................................85 SECTION III ........................................................................................................................88 ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE: .................................................................................88 ROAD NETWORK:............................................................................................................. 88 Introduction:..................................................................................................................88 SOURCE: PLANNING COMMISSION - COMPILED DATA BASED ON DISTRICT SOCIO- ECONOMIC PROFILES-1996................................................................................................. 89 ROAD NETWORK MAP - MBEYA REGION................................................................. 90 RAILWAY TRANSPORT:...............................................................................................95 AIR TRANSPORT:..........................................................................................................95 WATER WAYS: (Marine Transport)...........................................................................95 ENERGY: ..............................................................................................................................96 ELECTRICITY: ..................................................................................................................... 96 FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL:..................................................................................... 97 SOLAR ENERGY:................................................................................................................... 98 BIO-GAS ENERGY:................................................................................................................ 98 COAL AND PADDY HUSKS:................................................................................................. 98 POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK:................................................98 SECTION IV ..................................................................................................................... 101 SOCIAL SERVICES ....................................................................................................... 101 EDUCATION: .................................................................................................................... 101 PRIMARY EDUCATION: ................................................................................................ 101 PRIMARY SCHOOL DROP-OUTS:................................................................................ 120 SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION.......................................................................... 132 ADULT EDUCATION ..................................................................................................... 138 ii OTHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS:......................................................................... 141 HEALTH SECTOR:......................................................................................................... 142 DISPENSARIES:................................................................................................................... 144 HEALTH CENTRES:........................................................................................................... 145 HOSPITAL SERVICES:........................................................................................................ 146 Mortality:..................................................................................................................... 149 MATERNAL MORTALITY............................................................................................ 151 MALNUTRITION:........................................................................................................... 154 IMMUNIZATION............................................................................................................. 157 WATER SECTOR ........................................................................................................... 159 (A) URBAN WATER SUPPLY:.......................................................................................... 161 RURAL WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES: .......................................................................... 163 ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION:............................................................................ 165 SECTION V ...................................................................................................................... 167 OTHER RELATED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES:.......................................................... 167 CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES:........................................................................................... 167 A. UNIONS:.................................................................................................................. 167 PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES:........................................................................... 169 WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT:........................................................................................... 171 SECTION VI....................................................................................................................