THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MOROGORO REGION SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE UGANDA RWANDA KENYA BURUNDI MOROGORO ZAMBIA MSUMBIJI Joint Publication by: THE PLANNING COMMISSION DAR ES SALAAM and REGIONAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE MOROGORO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD............................................................................................v SECTION I..............................................................................................1 1.0 LAND, PEOPLE AND CLIMATE ...................................................1 1.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:..................................................................1 1.2 LAND AREA :........................................................................................1 1.3 ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS ......................................................................2 1.4 ETHNIC GROUPS:..................................................................................2 1.5 POPULATION SIZE, GROWTH AND DENSITY..........................................3 1.6 MIGRATION:....................................................................................... 19 1.7 EMPLOYMENT:................................................................................... 22 1.8 CLIMATE:........................................................................................... 27 1.9 AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES:................................................................. 27 SECTION II ..........................................................................................29 REGIONAL ECONOMY......................................................................29 2.1 INTRODUCTION: ................................................................................. 29 2.2 REGIONAL GDP AND PER CAPITA GDP:............................................. 30 2.3 PRODUCTIVE SECTORS:....................................................................... 37 2.3.1 Agriculture:.................................................................................. 37 2.3.2 Livestock:.................................................................................... 61 2.3.3 Forestry:...................................................................................... 75 2.3.4 FISHERIES:................................................................................ 85 2.3.5 Beekeeping:................................................................................. 91 2.3.6 Wildlife:....................................................................................... 94 2.3.7 Industrial Development: ................................................................ 96 SECTION III.........................................................................................98 ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE .....................................................98 3.1 ROAD NETWORK ........................................................................... 98 i ROAD NETWORK - MOROGORO ..................................................... 101 3.2 RAILWAY NETWORK:...................................................................... 102 3.3 AIR TRANSPORT .............................................................................. 102 3.4 COMMUNICATION NETWORK.......................................................... 102 3.5 ENERGY ......................................................................................... 104 3.5.1 Electricity .................................................................................. 104 3.5.2 Fuelwood. .................................................................................. 105 3.5.3 Fossil fuels ................................................................................. 106 SECTION IV .......................................................................................108 SOCIAL SERVICES ...........................................................................108 4.1 EDUCATION SECTOR................................................................... 108 4.1.1 PRE-SCHOOLS (NURSERY SCHOOLS) ............................................... 108 4.1.2 PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION...................................................... 109 4.1.2.1 Number of Schools and Enrolment............................................ 109 4.1.2.2 Pupil Dropouts:........................................................................ 118 4.1.2.3 Primary School Building ........................................................... 127 4.1.2.4 Teachers:................................................................................ 128 4.1.2.5 Some Primary Education Criteria:............................................. 129 4.1.3 SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION:................................................. 135 4.1.4 ADULT EDUCATION:...................................................................... 141 4.1.5 VOCATIONAL TRAINING:............................................................... 146 4.2 HEALTH SECTOR.......................................................................... 147 4.2.1 Introduction................................................................................ 147 4.2.2 Health facilities:.......................................................................... 148 4.2.3 Life Expectancy:........................................................................ 153 4.2.4 Infant and Under Five Mortality:.................................................. 154 4.2.5 Maternal Mortality:..................................................................... 158 4.2.6 Immunization of Children:............................................................ 159 4.2.7 Chidlren Malnutrition:.................................................................. 160 4.2.8 AIDS:........................................................................................ 162 4.2.9 Tuberculosis and Leprosy:........................................................... 165 4.2.10 Epidemics:................................................................................ 165 4.2.11 Cost Sharing:............................................................................ 167 4.3 WATER SECTOR:........................................................................... 168 ii 4.3.1 Introduction................................................................................ 168 4.3.2 Rural Water Supplies:................................................................. 171 4.2.3 Urban Water Supplies:................................................................ 171 4.3.4 Morogoro Town Water Supply: ................................................... 172 4.3.5 Sanitation................................................................................... 172 SECTION V.........................................................................................175 OTHER DEVELOPMENT ISSUES ...................................................175 5.1 WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:............................................................ 175 5.2 COOPERATIVES:........................................................................... 176 5.3 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 9NGOS). ................. 179 5.4 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES SUPPORTED BY ONORS ...... 182 5.5 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:.................................................................... 183 5.6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION:................................................... 185 5.7 TOURISM ....................................................................................... 186 SECTION VI .......................................................................................188 PONTENTIAL INVESTMENT AREAS ............................................188 6.1 AGRICULTURE.............................................................................. 188 6.2 LIVESTOCK:...................................................................................... 190 6.3 TRANSPORT: .................................................................................... 190 6.4 HEALTH:.......................................................................................... 191 6.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ........................................................ 192 6.6 TOURISM ......................................................................................... 192 6.7 MINING: ........................................................................................... 194 6.8 EDUCATION: .................................................................................... 194 6.9 FORESTRY: ....................................................................................... 195 6.10 FISHERIES:...................................................................................... 195 6.11 BEEKEEPING:................................................................................... 195 6.12 WATER SUPPLIES:........................................................................... 196 6.13 WOMEN DEVELOPMENT:................................................................. 196 6.14 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT:........................................................... 197 iii ANNEX A ............................................................................................198 Morogoro Region in a Nutshell ............................................................ 198 ANNEX B ............................................................................................205 Morogoro Rural District...................................................................... 205 ANNEX C ............................................................................................208 Morogoro Urban