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30-503: The Chato District was formed around 2005 within Kagera Region after being separated from Biharamulo District . In 2012, it was transferred to the newly created Geita Region. In March 2006, Rwandan refugees who had settled in the district were evicted. The following year, a few who had been evicted improperly were allowed to come back. The district hosts the largest airport in the Region

60-456: A need to use fertiliser . One of the top five most populous regions in the nation is the Kagera region. According to the population and housing Census of 2002, the region had a total population of 2,033,888, with an average growth rate of 3.1%. 6.0% of all Tanzanians living on the mainland were found in the region. During colonization the region was a district called West Lake, that was a part of

90-533: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kagera Region Kagera Region ( Mkoa wa Kagera in Swahili ) is one of Tanzania 's 31 administrative regions . The region covers an area of 35,686 km (13,778 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the land area of the Netherlands . Kagera Region is bordered to the east by Lake Victoria , Mwanza Region and Mara Region . The region

120-493: Is adequate for crops, being between 700 and 1,000 millimetres (28 and 39 in) per year. The maximum temperature averages around 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) and the minimum temperatures around 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). The Chato District is divided into 23 wards : The primary economic activity is subsistence farming without irrigation, using only rain. Common crops for local consumption are bananas, beans, maize, cassavas , and sweet potatoes. Commercial farming

150-465: Is bordered to the south by Geita Region and Kigoma Region . Lastly, Kagera borders Rwanda to the west, Uganda to the north and Burundi to the south west. The regional capital city is Bukoba . According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,989,299, an increase from 2,458,023 recorded in 2012. The region derives its name from the Kagera River . Kagera borders Uganda to

180-527: Is divided into eight districts , each administered by a council: In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 2,789,577 people in the region, from 2,458,023 in 2012. Bukoba Bukoba is a city with a population of 144,938 (2022 census), situated in the northwest of Tanzania on the south-western shores of Lake Victoria . It is the capital of the Kagera region , and

210-559: Is home to Biharamulo Forest Reserve , Burigi-Chato National Park , Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park , Rumanyika-Karagwe National Park , Rubondo Island National Park and Saanane Island National Park . In 2019, Burigi , Biharamulo game reserve, and Lakes Burigi and Kimis were upgraded to become a national park with the Burigi-Chato National Park . Rumanyika-Karagwe National Park was gazetted as Rumanyika-Karagwe National Park and Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park . Kagera Region

240-554: Is located south east of the city. The address on Sokoine Road. Auric Air flies three times a day to Mwanza. In 2010 the airport was extended as more flights were expected in line with capacity growth milestones of The Air Terminal reviewed after published reports every quarter of the year. Air Tanzania (ATCL) also have scheduled flights to Bukoba throughout the week with connecting flights through Mwanza to Dar es Salaam. A bus leaves for Kampala at 7 am every day (about 6 hours) and from Kampala for Bukoba at 11 am every day. Bukoba

270-464: Is not well developed, but cotton, sunflower, tobacco and coffee are grown for sale. Livestock rearing is usually an adjunct to farming, with some commercial ranches. Rubondo Island National Park is located on an island in Lake Victoria just off the coast of Chato District. It can be reached by ferry from Kasenda, a village in the north of the district. This Geita Region location article

300-584: Is represented in the Tanzanian Premier League by football club Kagera Sugar . It is the home to several charities - including SHARE in Africa and Jambo Bukoba . Both are focused on the educational sector. The Kaitaba Stadium is also found in south east of Bukoba on Jamhuri Road. The stadium has the capacity of 15000 people and supports football games day and night. Bukoba has an upland tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen Amb , because every month has

330-533: Is situated on the south-western shores of Lake Victoria in the north-western region of Tanzania . The regional capital and Kagera's biggest town is the gateway to the region. It boasts a white sandy beach, a large market, a port tennis courts and a swimming pool. It has 13 banks, 5 of which take VISA cards in the ATM. Bukoba Town itself has the status of a municipal Council. It has a municipal Director and other local government officials like other district councils in

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360-447: Is water. Much of the water is that of the great lake, Victoria , as well as lakes Ikimba, Burigi , Ngono and the Kagera River . Kagera is Tanzania's fifteenth-largest region and accounts for approximately 3.3 percent of Tanzania's land area of 885,800 square kilometres (342,000 sq mi). The regional capital Bukoba is about 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) from Dar es Salaam . With an average annual rainfall of 500 to 2000 mms,

390-592: The Geita Airport , 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Chato Town. The paved truck road T4 (from Mwanza to Bukoba ) passes through southern part of the Chao district. Chato District neighbours Lake Victoria to the northeast, Geita District to the east, the districts of Mbogwe and Bukombe to the south, and Biharamulo District of the Kagera Region to the west and north. The annual rainfall in Chato District

420-637: The British who supplanted the Germans, Kagera was open to Lutheran missionary activity. Other Christian denominations including the Roman Catholic church later arrived. Their legacy is seen in the many churches in the region. The attempted annexation of Kagera by Uganda in 1979 triggered the Uganda–Tanzania War . Agriculture is the main economic activity in the region, with the primary crops farmed in

450-540: The Kagera Region has a bi-modal rainfall pattern from March to May and from October to November. Rainfall varies from 2000 mm per year in Bukoba to 500 mm in the west, with rainfall being higher along Lake Victoria's coasts and decreasing inland and away from the lake as well as with height. The temperature ranges from 20 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius. The area is made up of a number of hills that run parallel to

480-691: The Lake Province, that included the Geita , Mwanza , Shinyanga , Tabora , Simiyu , and Mara , regions. After independence Lake Province was broken up into regions, with Kagera and part of Geita becoming the West Lake Region. Following the Kagera War in 1979, the West Lake Region was renamed the Kagera Region. For a period of about five centuries, Kagera was home to nine different kingdoms with highly hierarchical societies. Before European colonialism, coffee

510-450: The administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District . The city is served by Bukoba Airport and regular ferry connections to and from Mwanza , as well as roads to Uganda 's Rakai District for cross-border commuters. Plans are underway for a standard gauge railway to Uganda . Situated on the south-western shores of Lake Victoria, Bukoba lies only 1 degree south of the Equator. Bukoba

540-509: The death of a head of a family (Nyin'enju), during the following inheritance rituals, the "Main Inheritor" (Omusika) had to have a female counterpart selected from among his sisters to share his authority. Similarly, upon the death of a reigning king, during the crowning of the next king, there had to be a "sister to the nation" ( Kinyany'engoma ) who was also selected from among his sisters. The kings lived in elaborate palaces and were respected as

570-569: The direct link to gods of their kingdoms. The authority of the nine kingdoms (Kihanja, Karagwe, Kiziba, Misenye, Bugabo, Kyamtwara, Ihangiro, Bukara and Biharamulo ) was diminished when Germans colonised Tanzania in 1885 and supported the Haya , the ethnic group of Bukoba and Muleba Districts over the other districts. However, the local kings held on to power. The demise of these kingdoms came after Tanzania gained its independence and president Nyerere considered them detrimental to national unity. There

600-518: The highest area (14,704 ha, 39%). (Map 3.33). However, Ngara (1.23 ha) had the greatest average amount of land planted with coffee per household, followed by Karagwe(0.32 ha), Biharamulo (0.22 ha), Muleba (0.21 ha), Bukoba Rural (0.21 ha), and Bukoba Urban (0.21 ha) (0.18 ha). The Kagera Region has abundant wildlife, including baboons, giraffe, elands, crocodiles, hippopotamus, warthog. Birdlife includes African fish eagles , hammerkops , marabou stork , cormorants . kingfishers , and herons . Kagera

630-609: The lake's edge and north to south. Lying on the Kivu Rift , the western of the two branches of the East African Rift which transverses Tanzania, Kagera experiences significant seismic activity. On 10 September 2016, the region was struck by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in which 17 people died, and at least 250 others were injured. Kagera is known for its agriculture, lush landscapes, and wildlife. It has reasonably fertile old soils but climate change has led to soil exhaustion and

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660-513: The north, Rwanda and Burundi to the west, and the Tanzanian regions Kigoma to the south and Geita to the east. The Kagera River forms the region's border with Rwanda. The region lies in the middle of 30°25' and 32°40' east, and 1°00' and 2°45' south. The total area is 35,686 square kilometres (13,778 sq mi), of which 25,513 square kilometres (9,851 sq mi) is land and 27 percent, and 10,173 square kilometres (3,928 sq mi)

690-526: The poverty line is the lowest in the country. Bukoba has a new mall named Bakwata Complex that will start operation in September 2024. The city is flat, compact, and surrounded by hills. The town has a bus stand, an airport, and a port. A ferry used to travel from Bukoba via Kemondo Bay Port to Mwanza on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, and soon a newly built ship, the second largest lake ship in Africa, will make ferry voyages to Bukoba daily. The Airport

720-442: The region being pulses . Cereals were the most often planted crop, with 153,993 hectares (42.8% of the total area planted with annuals), followed by root and tubers with 64,261 ha (17.8%), oil seeds with 10,416 ha (2.9%), cash crops with 7,737 ha (2.1%), and fruits and vegetables with 3,558 ha (1.0%). The majority of annual cash crops were cotton. Cereal crop output in the area is dominated by maize, evidenced by 302,529 households in

750-455: The region raising maize during the brief wet season. This made up about 93.8% of all households that raised crops during that time. Food crop sales accounted for 54.0% of smallholder households' total cash income in the Kagera Region, with cash crop sales (18.9%), other sporadic income (8.7%), fishing (4.3%), and wages/salaries (4.3%) following. Petty businesses were the primary source of income for only 3.4% of smallholder households, followed by

780-498: The region's capital of Bukoba . These tours include visits to the region's national parks/nature reserves etc. During German rule Dr. M. Zupitza, then serving as the local medical officer, encountered the plague outbreak in Kiziba (1897–1898). In cooperation with Dr. Robert Koch , he confirmed that the cause was the same bacteria as the outbreak in Bombay . When authority was transferred to

810-632: The region. Bukoba is currently Tanzania's second largest port on Lake Victoria after Mwanza. Bukoba is served by the National Electric Utility Company TANESCO . Kagera's Regional Commissioner resides and has his head office in The Bukoba Central Business District. Bukoba is the leading district in Tanzania with a high percentage of people with middle-class incomes. The percentage of people living under

840-399: The sale of livestock (2.5%), cash remittances (2.0%), sales of forest products (0.7%), and sales of animal products (0.6%). Kagera is also one of the largest coffee producers in the country. Muleba (9,968 ha, 26%), Karagwe (8,660 ha, 23%), Ngara (3,600 ha, 10%), Biharamulo (454 ha, 1%), and Bukoba Urban (373 ha, 1%) were the other coffee-producing areas in the area, with Bukoba Rural having

870-535: Was a chief called Omukama (the word meant a king or chief) who could be born with that authority. Some prominent chiefs in Kagera include Kyamukuma, who is a last chief in Misenye (currently Missenyi District ). Other chiefs include Rumanyika of Karagwe, Ruhinda, Kahigi and other inferior chiefs. Kahigi is among the chiefs who waived their territories by collaborating with German colonialists. Cultural tours are available for tourists visiting Kagera and can be accessed from

900-440: Was a traditional crop in the area, used for its stimulant properties and in local cultural rituals. During colonial times, coffee was transformed into a cash crop. Bananas were a staple food in the region. Although there was a gender-based division of labour in the traditional Bahaya society, women of the time were not thought to be inferior to men. In fact women commanded special respect in all traditional rituals. For example, upon

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