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SECTION V<br />

5.0 OTHER DEVELOPMENT ISSUES:<br />

5.1 Gender Development:<br />

5.1.1 Introducation:<br />

The 1988 Census Report indicated that there<br />

were more women in all rural districts in <strong>Kilimanjaro</strong><br />

Region than men. However, the report further observed<br />

that in Moshi Municipality there were fewer women than<br />

men. For the region as a whole there are 103 women for<br />

every 100 men. The Table LXXXV below indicates a<br />

breakdown in the difference of gender distribution<br />

between rural and urban areas according to family size<br />

and number of household in the region.<br />

TABLE LXXXV: GENDER DISTRIBUTION AND FAMILY SIZE DISTRICT IN<br />

THE KILIMANJARO REGION 1988<br />

District<br />

Status<br />

More men<br />

than<br />

Women<br />

More<br />

Women<br />

than Men<br />

Gender %<br />

Increase<br />

Number of<br />

Household<br />

Hai - 5,439 5.7 more 37,318 5.3<br />

women<br />

Moshi (U) - - - 22,643 4.3<br />

Moshi (R) - 22,635 14.1 more 63,540 5.4<br />

women<br />

Rombo - 12,729 135 more 35,648 5.6<br />

women<br />

Mwanga - 4,009 9.1 more<br />

women<br />

16,486 5.6<br />

Avera<br />

ge<br />

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