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districts in the region respectively (Table III) According to table<br />

IV it is observed that <strong>Kilimanjaro</strong> region is the third densely<br />

populated region with 84 people/sq.km. this is after Dar es<br />

Salaam and Mwanza regions (1988 population census). The<br />

population distribution pattern in the region is by and large<br />

influenced by land fertility and demotic conditions. This explains<br />

the reason for concentration of the population in the highlands.<br />

TABLE III: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY DISTRICT AND<br />

DISTRIBUTION BY DISTRICT KILIMANJARO REGION, 1988 -<br />

2000<br />

District<br />

Land<br />

Area<br />

sq.km.<br />

Census<br />

Population<br />

1988<br />

Populati<br />

on<br />

Density<br />

1988<br />

Population<br />

Projection<br />

1995<br />

Popula<br />

tion<br />

Densit<br />

y 1995<br />

Populatio<br />

n<br />

Projectio<br />

n 1998<br />

Popula<br />

tion<br />

Densit<br />

y 1998<br />

Populatio<br />

n<br />

Projectio<br />

n 200<br />

Popula<br />

tion<br />

Densit<br />

y 2000<br />

Rombo 1,482 200,859 136 237,603 160 255,342 172 267,897 181<br />

Mwanga 2,170 98,260 45 136,540 63 157,215 72 172,711 80<br />

Same 5,630 170,053 30 187,562 33 195,608 35 201,162 36<br />

Moshi Rural 1,529 342,553 224 391,281 256 414,232 271 430,276 281<br />

Hai 2,369 200,136 84 219,203 93 227,921 96 233,924 99<br />

Moshi Urban 29 96,838 3,339 149,462 5154 180,015 6,209 203,780 7,027<br />

Total 13,209 1,108,699 84 1,321,651 100 1,430,333 108 1,509,750 114<br />

Source: 1. Compiled data: Population Census, 1988<br />

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