Hai moshi mosh12/3/2023 ![]() The Lowland Plains lies below 900m above sea level with rainfall of between 700 and 900 mm, and temperature of 30C is largely used as off-site fields for annual crops such as cereals, legumes and sugar cane. ![]() The Highlands Zone lies between 900 and 1,800 m above sea level, and hosts the Agro forestry based Chagga gardens that integrate trees/shrubs with food and cash crops and livestock on the same land unit. The mountain peak lies between 1,800 and 5,895 metres above sea level with annual rainfall of more than 2000 mm, and includes Kilimanjaro National Park and Rau Forest Reserve with high ecological values. Actual land use can be divided into three zones, along the mountain gradient. About 48.7% of the total land area is arable, 21.3% is under game reserves, 15.3% under grasslands and rangelands, 12.4% under forest reserves and 2.3% under lakes, dams and rivers. Climax vegetation on the mountain is montane rain forest, degrading to woodlands and then open grasslands along the slopes. Majority of the soils in the region are of volcanic origin, generally rich in magnesium and calcium. Mount Kilimanjaro, is the highest mountain in Africa, which is also the most defining feature of Tanzania. The region is also home to a large portion of Kilimanjaro National Park. Although the region forms the smallest administrative area in Tanzania, it is highly significant to the development of the country, and has distinct biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics from the rest of the country. The Chagga reside on the slopes of Rombo, Hai and Moshi districts while the Pares are found in the Pare mountain ranges of Mwanga and Same districts.Two smaller ethnic groups, the Wakwavi and Wakahe, are found in the lowlands of Moshi, Mwanga and Same districts. The Chagga and the Pare are the two main ethnicgroups found in Kilimanjaro region. It was also the eighth most densely populated region with 124 people per square kilometre. For 2002- 2012, the region’s 1.8 % average annual population growth rate was the 24th highest in the country. According to the 2012national census, the region had a population of 1,640,087. It is among the smallest regions in Tanzania, which comprise six district councils and one municipal council namely Rombo district, Same district, Mwanga district, Hai district, Moshi district, Moshi municipal, and Siha district. Manyara Region, and to the West by the Arusha Region. The region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya, to the South by the Tanga Region, to the Southwest by the Kilimanjaro Region is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions, locatedon the North Eastern part of mainland Tanzania, just south of the equator(20 25’ and 4015’ S 360 25’ 30’’ and 380 10’ 45’’ E) and it covers an areaof 13,209 square kilometres. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF KILIMANJARO REGION ![]()
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