THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA KILWA DISTRICT COUNCIL

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA KILWA DISTRICT COUNCIL DISTRICT PROFILE By Francis N. Kaunda 1

Over view. . . q q q Geographical location Kilwa District council is located in the Southern of Tanzania in Lindi Region, Lying between south of equator 8º 20' and 9º 56' latitudes and 38º 36' to 39º 50' Longitudes East of Greenwich. It borders Rufiji district, Coast region, Lindi and Ruangwa districts in the North, Indian Ocean in the East and in the west it borders Liwale district. 2

Over view. . . Land area q The total district area is 13, 347. 50 square Kilometers (1, 334, 750 ha) of which 12, 125. 9 square kilometers is surface land 1, 221. 52 square kilometers is the ocean. Population q The total population in 2012 National census survey was 190, 744 while 91, 661 are male , 99, 083 are female with average households size of 4. 4. 3

Over view. . . Administrative units q Administratively, Kilwa district is divided into six (6) divisions, 21 wards and 97 villages registered (Masoko and Kivinje urban areas inclusive) and 286 hamlets as indicated in table below: NA DIVISION WARD VILLAGE HAMLETS 1 PWANI 4 15 36 2 MITEJA 4 20 68 3 KIPATIMU 3 21 63 4 NJINJO 4 13 22 5 PANDE 5 25 88 6 NANJIRINJI 1 03 09 TOTAL 21 97 286 4

Over view. . . LAND USE, CLIMATE AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Land use Major class Ha % Woodland 725, 553 54. 36 Grass land 304, 707 22. 83 Bush land 199, 369 14. 94 Cultivated land 69, 259 5. 19 Forest 31, 247 2. 34 Land not in use 3, 928 0. 29 Water area 529 0. 04 Other 158 0. 01 Total 1, 334, 750 100 5

Climate Over view. . . Kilwa district has a coastal climate which is hot and humid with the average temperature range between 22ºC to 30ºC. Humidity is high, nearly 98 -100% during the long rains. The district receives a total rainfall of 800 -1400 mm/year and its distribution varies according to locality. Vegetation q Kilwa district falls under 2 major vegetation zones. Along the low lying Coastal strip, the vegetation is characterized by the East Africa Coastal forest and thickets, which however much of it have been greatly reduced by human activities. The vegetation is thus predominantly deciduous scrub with scattered trees. q The uplands parts of Kilwa district is on the eastern edge of the central African Miombo belt; the vegetation is heterogeneous, with a variety of vegetation types associated with the miombo region and other types of vegetation associated with the coastal strip of East Africa. Most of the Miombo lies to the west of the coastal forest and is interspersed with bush land seasonally flooded open areas of 6 grassland. q

Threat to Forest n n Demand for agriculture land Pressure from migrating livestock keepers Demand for large scale commercial farm like High of firewood and charcoal for energy Opportunities v v Programes such as PFM help reduce degradation Cooperation with partners Mpingo Conservation Development Initiative (MCDI) and WWF 7

Over view. . . Marine Resources q q Kilwa district is endowed with valuable marine resources which include a variety of fish (350 species) including lobsters, mangrove Crabs, Prawns both belongs to crustacean family, whereas squids and octopus belongs to Cephalopods. Furtherance to the above, the following are also grouped as part of marine sea products. These are Red cameo, Green snails, Sea cucumbers and good number of sea shells. The other marine resources include sea mammals e. g. whale, sharks, Dung -Gong, Dolphin, notably seaweed, coral reef, sea grass, beds and mangrove trees. 8

Over view. . . Present use of marine resources n About 20% of Kilwa people depend directly on the use n q of marine resources for their livelihood through artisan fishing, fish and sea weed farming, lime obtained from burning corals and harvesting of mangrove for business and domestic purpose apart from medicine. The shrimp farming and fish cages have not yet started in Kilwa. Other things which are in progress include tourism development. Demands of marine resources use have increased in recent years due to population increase. Illegal fishing and fishing mongers from Dar es Salaam, this has leaded to over harvesting and degradation of the marine habitats. 9

Over view. . . q v Concerted efforts are required to protect the marine environment and promote sustainable utilization of marine resources, some of these efforts are: Establishment of Beach Management Unit (BMU) currently 23 BMU have been established. Out of 23 BMU, 04 completed with complete By Laws, fisheries governance and action plan in place. 10

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