INFORMATIONS MAPS
| Land Boudaries Total :
| 3,861 km .
|
| Geographic Coordinates :
| varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands .
|
| Area Total :
| 945,087 sq km .
|
| Area Land :
| 886,037 sq km .
|
| Area Water :
| 59,050 sq km .
|
| Area Comparative :
| slightly larger than twice the size of California .
|
| Coast Line :
| 1,424 km .
|
| Railways Total :
| 3,690 km .
|
| Highways Total :
| 88,200 km .
|
| Waterways :
| Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; rivers not navigable (2004) .
|
| Ports and Harbors :
| Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Kilwa Masoko, Lindi, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pangani, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar .
|
Map Shinyanga 1960,
Map Shinyanga 1961,
Map Shinyanga 1962,
Map Shinyanga 1963,
Map Shinyanga 1964,
Map Shinyanga 1965,
Map Shinyanga 1966,
Map Shinyanga 1967,
Map Shinyanga 1968,
Map Shinyanga 1969,
Map Shinyanga 1970,
Map Shinyanga 1971,
Map Shinyanga 1972,
Map Shinyanga 1973,
Map Shinyanga 1974,
Map Shinyanga 1975,
Map Shinyanga 1976,
Map Shinyanga 1977,
Map Shinyanga 1978,
Map Shinyanga 1979,
Map Shinyanga 1980,
Map Shinyanga 1981,
Map Shinyanga 1982,
Map Shinyanga 1983,
Map Shinyanga 1984,
Map Shinyanga 1985,
Map Shinyanga 1986,
Map Shinyanga 1987,
Map Shinyanga 1988,
Map Shinyanga 1989,
Map Shinyanga 1990,
Map Shinyanga 1991,
Map Shinyanga 1992,
Map Shinyanga 1993,
Map Shinyanga 1994,
Map Shinyanga 1995,
Map Shinyanga 1996,
Map Shinyanga 1997,
Map Shinyanga 1998,
Map Shinyanga 1999,
Map Shinyanga 2000,
Map Shinyanga 2001,
Map Shinyanga 2002,
Map Shinyanga 2003,
Map Shinyanga 2004,
Map Shinyanga 2005,
Map Shinyanga 2006,
|
  
Population on 01-Aug-02 : 73768
-------------------------------
Bukombe District lies in the western apex of Shinyanga region, Tanzania, between longitudes 31-32? east and latitudes 3-3.30? south. The district covers an area of 10,482 km2 (4,047 mi2); of this, 6,133 km2 (2,368 mi2) is estimated to be public land while 4,349 km2 (1,679 mi2) is forest reserves. Administratively the district is divided into the Masumbwe, Siloka and Mbogwe divisions; the population is about 396,423 people, predominantly from the closely related Sukuma and Sumbwa ethnic groups.
The district is forested with Miombo woodlands, dominated by economically important leguminous tree and shrub species including Acacia, Brachystegia, Albizia, Commiphora and Dalbergia. Topographically, the district is characterized by flat, gently undulating plains interspersed with ridges and hill blocks. The general altitude varies from 1000 m (3,280 ft) to 1500 m (4,921 ft). Soils are mainly clayish but vary tremendously from hilltop to valley bottoms (Kileo et al. 1995).
The climate is sub-humid, with annual rainfall in the district varying from about 600 mm (23.6 in) to 1200 mm (47.2 in), with a mean of 900 mm (35.4 in). The rainy season begins in November and ends in April-May, with a short dry spell between January and February. Annual temperatures vary from 15? C (59? F) minimum to 30? C (86? F) maximum (HASHI 2000).
|
