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41-654: The administrative divisions of the Dodoma Municipality are 4 divisions, 37 wards, 39 villages, 100 Mitaa, and 222 hamlets. There is only one electoral district, Dodoma Urban. The chief executive of the council is the Council Executive Director (DED), who is chosen by the Minister in charge of Local Government. The MD of the Council is assisted by 13 department heads (see Table 11). There are 2,731 employees overall at

82-427: A District Council . And there are three types of urban districts: Town Council , Municipal Council and City Council . A division is an administrative organization for several wards. A village is the lowest government administrative structure at the community level. In an urban area, a cluster (mtaa) can include a number of streets. A ward (kata) is an administrative structure for one single town or portion of

123-528: A 524 km total network. Only 24.56 km (miles) of these are paved inside the town limits, 108 km (miles) are graveled, 384.6 km (miles) are gravel roads, and 390.7 km (miles) are earth roads. In the Municipality, there are 40 communities, each with 34 deep wells , 80 shallow wells, 2 dams, 1 natural spring, and 5 wind turbines . There are 238,383 people who reside in rural areas overall, and 166,868 of them have access to clean, safe water. Through their donations,

164-405: A bigger town (Urban Wards). Rural wards are composed of several villages Water table The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation . The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with groundwater , which may be fresh, saline, or brackish, depending on the locality. It can also be simply explained as the depth below which the ground

205-570: A deeper aquifer has a lower permeable unit that confines the upward flow, then the water level in this aquifer may rise to a level that is greater or less than the elevation of the actual water table. The elevation of the water in this deeper well is dependent upon the pressure in the deeper aquifer and is referred to as the potentiometric surface , not the water table. The water table may vary due to seasonal changes such as precipitation and evapotranspiration . In undeveloped regions with permeable soils that receive sufficient amounts of precipitation,

246-614: A few areas like Vilonje, Zuzu, Gawaye, and Mkoyo, irrigation plans are quite unusual. After the rainy season, green vegetables, tomatoes , and egg plants are grown in these locations. The program aids farmers in making money. In general, farmers only produce enough food to meet their basic needs. This is partly due to the use of subpar farming equipment, including hand hoes for tilling the soil. Some people who live in Dodoma town have farms in Makutupora, Kibaigwa, and other far-off locations where maize

287-411: A high salt content. of certain places, salt pans even develop beneath the top soil. The soils are reddish-brown or black loam sand clay, sand loam, and clay. There are many valleys, hills, and gullies in the Dodoma Municipality. Hills like Chigongwe, Mahungu, Lugala, and Nala are some examples. Additionally, it is observed that between hills, there are flat places where water frequently collects during

328-509: A year. This circumstance demonstrates that many members of this Council are living in poverty and that we will make significant progress once we are able to rise over the global poverty limit of US$ 750 per year. There are various minerals in this Council. Gypsum , gold , and salt make up those minerals. These mining operations also involve the extraction of sand, stone, gravel, and other building materials. These tasks are carried out by artisanal miners utilizing hand tools. Fish products from

369-411: Is groundwater that has remained in an aquifer for several millennia and occurs mainly in deserts . It is non-renewable by present-day rainfall due to its depth below the surface, and any extraction causes a permanent change in the water table in such regions. Most crops need a water table at a minimum depth. For some important food and fiber crops a classification was made because at shallower depths

410-558: Is grown extensively. However, grapes are a significant income crop in the Municipal. The three wards of Mpunguzi, Hombolo, and Mbabala are the primary grape-growing regions. Small-scale industries, including 9 enterprises producing refined cooking oils and 1 industry producing chalks . The above-mentioned output volumes have made a considerable contribution to the creation of jobs and to Council revenues. The residents of Dodoma Municipal Council are thought to earn an average of 170 US dollars

451-498: Is primarily dependent on agriculture, livestock raising, and a few tiny small-scale companies in the District. More than 70% of the people living in the Council are employed in the agricultural industry. The majority of farmers practice subsistence farming , which results in limited production and thus low revenue. In rural wards of the Municipality, crop production is regarded as the most important economic activity and livestock raising as

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492-443: Is saturated. The water table is the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure (where gauge pressure = 0). It may be visualized as the "surface" of the subsurface materials that are saturated with groundwater in a given vicinity. The groundwater may be from precipitation or from groundwater flowing into the aquifer. In areas with sufficient precipitation, water infiltrates through pore spaces in

533-413: Is the highest. The Municipal is located on an upland plateau with attractive stony hills like Imagi, Isanga, Mkalama, and Mlimwa, which is between 900 and 1000 meters above sea level. These mountains are also referred to as inselbergs . The soil of the Dodoma Municipality is regarded as having a soil that is of low fertility, a lack of organic matter, a moderate to bad permeability, a shallow depth, and

574-466: Is the mayor, who also chairs full council meetings. The Council Executive Director (MD) serves as the Full Council's chief executive and secretary. According to Act No. 7 of Local Governments Authorities of 1982, the Full Council has the last say and the authority to make decisions. Development tax, livestock tax, crops tax, market levies, auction levies, and other levies are major sources of revenue for

615-467: The British Tanganyika was divided into twenty-two regions, known as "divisions": Arusha, Bagamoyo, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kilwa, Kondoa-Irangi, Lindi, Mahenge, Morogoro, Moshi, Mwanza, Pangani, Rufiji, Rungwe, Songea, Tabora, Tanga, Ufipa, Ujiji, and Usambara. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, Tanzania was divided into 169 districts. There is one type of rural district:

656-708: The Constitution of Tanzania . Tanzania is divided into thirty-one regions ( mkoa in Swahili ). Each region is subdivided into districts ( wilaya in Swahili). The districts are sub-divided into divisions ( tarafa in Swahili) and further into local wards ( kata in Swahili). Wards are further subdivided for management purposes: for urban wards into streets ( mtaa in Swahili) and for rural wards into villages ( kijiji in Swahili). The villages may be further subdivided into hamlets ( kitongoji in Swahili). In 1922 under

697-439: The rainy season , resulting in the formation of seasonal streams. For instance, Chihoni in the council's western region supplies water to Segu, Nala, Chihoni, and Ilamba dams. The Council does not have any permanent rivers ; instead, it has seasonal streams and gullies that, when it rains, collect water from nearby hills to fill nearby swamps . When the rainy season arrives, these valleys are ideal for gardening. The majority of

738-433: The 54 pumps in the water delivery system are in use, and there are 12 boaster stations. In Kilimani, there are water storage tanks with a 72,000 m3 capacity. Water can be provided by DUWASA (Dodoma Urban Water and Sanitation Authority) to up to 80% of the population. Currently, DUWASA provides service to around 15,500 clients in 17 zones. Currently, Lazo, Kisasa, Ipagala, Mwangaza, Chidachi, Nkuhungu, and Chinangali are among

779-452: The Council's efforts, NGOs like World Vision Tanzania ADP, DONET, and DODEA have been advocating for tree planting in the region in order to preserve the ecology. Some of them, such as MIGESADO, also promoted the adoption of better stoves to reduce the need for fuel wood and so enhance environmental preservation. Drought and floods , both of which are characterized by accelerated run-off and dam failure, were frequent environmental dangers in

820-619: The Council, of which 737 (27%) are men and 1994 (73%) are women. As of 2016, Dodoma Urban District was administratively divided into 41 wards . The city is home to seven political parties: CCM , CHADEMA , CUF , UPDP, NCCR-MAGEUZI, UDP, and TLP. The Council is represented by democratic elections. There are 50 councilors total in the city, of whom 13 are selected by the National Election Commission (women special seats) and 37 are elected from wards. There are 100 Mitaa' and 39 settlements. There are 222 hamlets as well. A key figure

861-484: The Dodoma Municipal Council, 36 of which are public or community-owned and 14 are private. There are 36 public secondary schools, 3 of which are boarding schools (boarding schools include Bihawana, Dodoma, and Msalato Girls Secondary School), and the remainder are day schools. Administrative divisions of Tanzania#Wards The administrative divisions of Tanzania are controlled by Part I, Article 2.2 of

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902-524: The Dodoma region of Central Tanzania, has some of the worst issues of environmental degradation or diminished environmental production potential in the country. This was determined to be the result of the mass deforestation that is occurring in the Mpunguzi and Mbabala wards as part of a trend in the region. This issue has led to an overall decline in soil fertility , a decrease in tree species, and soil erosion. In Mpunguzi and Mbabala wards, where deforestation

943-443: The aquifer and the permeability of the material. The water table does not always mimic the topography due to variations in the underlying geological structure (e.g., folded, faulted, fractured bedrock). A perched water table (or perched aquifer) is an aquifer that occurs above the regional water table. This occurs when there is an impermeable layer of rock or sediment ( aquiclude ) or relatively impermeable layer ( aquitard ) above

984-418: The capillary effect ( capillary fringe ) in soils , sediments and other porous media . In the aquifer, groundwater flows from points of higher pressure to points of lower pressure, and the direction of groundwater flow typically has both a horizontal and a vertical component. The slope of the water table is known as the “hydraulic gradient”, which depends on the rate at which water is added to and removed from

1025-471: The community itself operates these water management programs. The Mzakwe Basin is used to supply subterranean water to Dodoma Municipality. The distance from Dodoma town to this basin is 30 kilometers. 72,000m3 of water might be produced daily by the basin. However, the current infrastructure can only produce 40,000 m3 per day, whereas the daily water use is 21,000 m3. Only eight of the 21 (100–130 m deep) boreholes in this basin are active each day. Only 14 of

1066-490: The council. Business license, alcohol levy, hunting fees, and other fees were derived from the council's holdings and assets. In the semiarid region of Dodoma Municipality, there is a clear seasonal rainfall pattern, with a long dry season lasting from late April to late November and a brief wet season lasting from late November to the end of April. The annual average rainfall is between 550 and 600 mm, but there have been extremes like 365.7 mm (2005) and 743.3 mm (2000). During

1107-459: The crop suffers a yield decline. A water table close to the surface affects excavation, drainage, foundations, wells and leach fields (in areas without municipal water and sanitation), and more. When excavation occurs near enough to the water table to reach its capillary action, groundwater must be removed during construction. This is conspicuous in Berlin , which is built on sandy, marshy ground, and

1148-551: The current uses for the water from these gullies are domestic. Few people really utilize it for irrigation . Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to Singida and paved trunk road T5 from Iringa to Babati pass through the district. The central railway of Tanzania passes through Dodoma Urban District as well and there is a train station in Dodoma . Dodoma Airport is located within Dododa Urban District as well. The council has

1189-459: The dam are not only consumed by the nearby villages of Hombolo, Ipala, and Zepisa but are also exported to the external markets, including the nearby Chamwino District. Fisheries activities take place in the Hombolo dam, and fishing is done at a small scale by artisanal fishermen for the purpose of providing food and earning an income. The Dodoma Municipality, along with the other Councils that make up

1230-467: The following months after, uni-modal rain season prevails across the majority of the Council. The region also has little rainfall, and what little rain does fall there is typically unpredictable and related to changes in temperature. In July, the average temperature is 20°C, while in November, it is around 30°C. The Council typically experiences both hot and cold weather. 13°C is the lowest temperature, and 31°C

1271-451: The harvesting of trees for charcoal and fuel. Each hector of land loses 100m3 of soil nutrients annually due to soil erosion . As a result, there is a severe food shortage that is widespread in the region overall. Other environmental issues included overgrazing by Maasai patrolists in Mbabala ward and Majengo and Viwandani wards' land degradation from municipal garbage. In addition to

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1312-598: The hospital for the Dodoma Municipal Council, which causes overcrowding of patients there. A Council Hospital is being built, and in the financial year 2009–10, TZS . 80,000,000.00 was set aside for preliminary work, namely surveying and designing. Additionally, a special request in the amount of 1.5 billion TZS has been made in the budget for 2010–2011, along with the preliminary acquisition of land anticipated to be 8 hectares. There are 106 primary schools under Dodoma Municipal Council. 92 of them are public schools, and 14 are privately owned. 50 secondary schools are operated by

1353-435: The main water table/aquifer but below the land surface. If a perched aquifer's flow intersects the surface, at a valley wall, for example, the water is discharged as a spring . On low-lying oceanic islands with porous soil, freshwater tends to collect in lenticular pools on top of the denser seawater intruding from the sides of the islands. Such an island's freshwater lens, and thus the water table, rises and falls with

1394-607: The places without a consistent water supply. Future plans of DUWASA include replacing a 50 km water service line to increase water supply coverage of 108 km in various places and reduce water loss, which is roughly 30%. 3,200 consumers are connected to the system's 52 km-long network of sewage treatment facilities. 42,300 persons can be served by the main tank sewage system. All 41 of the Council's wards engage in some form of agriculture. Key cash crops include sorghum , sunflowers , and groundnuts ; key food crops include millets, sorghum, maize, beans, etc. Dodoma Municipality's economy

1435-439: The region. According to municipal statistics, there were severe droughts between 1994–1995 and 2005–2006 that resulted in crop loss and livestock deaths, which again led to a lack of food and cash crops. The government, non-governmental organizations, as well as an increasing number of commercial pharmacies and dispensaries, offer health services in the Dodoma Municipality. To lower maternal and newborn mortality rates and control

1476-412: The second. Sunflower, Sesame seeds, groundnuts, tomatoes, and vine grapes are the main cash crops. The Municipal Council urges farmers to grow crops that can withstand droughts, particularly cassava, sorghum, and bulrush millet . Traditional farming methods that mainly rely on rain-fed, local farmers' knowledge and experience dominate agricultural production in the Municipality. With the exception of

1517-497: The soil, passing through the unsaturated zone. At increasing depths, water fills in more of the pore spaces in the soils, until a zone of saturation is reached. Below the water table, in the phreatic zone (zone of saturation), layers of permeable rock that yield groundwater are called aquifers . In less permeable soils, such as tight bedrock formations and historic lakebed deposits, the water table may be more difficult to define. “Water table” and “ water level ” are not synonymous. If

1558-410: The spread of HIV infection and AIDS, the Municipal has mobile clinics that often operate during regional and national immunization campaigns. The Council now has a total of 56 outreach and mobile clinics, 4 special clinics, 51 dispensaries, 6 health centers, 4 hospitals, and 6 parastatal institutions. Due to the lack of a hospital for the Council, Dodoma Regional Hospital (General Hospital) functions as

1599-479: The tides. In some regions, for example, Great Britain or California , winter precipitation is often higher than summer precipitation and so the groundwater storage is not fully recharged in summer. Consequently, the water table is lower during the summer. This disparity between the level of the winter and summer water table is known as the "zone of intermittent saturation", wherein the water table will fluctuate in response to climatic conditions. Fossil water

1640-409: The water table typically slopes toward rivers that act to drain the groundwater away and release the pressure in the aquifer. Springs , rivers , lakes and oases occur when the water table reaches the surface. Groundwater entering rivers and lakes accounts for the base-flow water levels in water bodies. Within an aquifer, the water table is rarely horizontal, but reflects the surface relief due to

1681-413: Was found to be a serious problem, more than 70% of the surveyed households expressed their concern about the declining soil fertility in the area, the declining number of tree species, and the declining area covered by natural forest , according to the results of a survey conducted in the Council in 2006. Deforestation has also been linked to the spread of settlement, the clearing of land for farming, and

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