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Kilimanjaro - Tanzania Online Gateway

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Population annual growth rate - 2.1% perannum<br />

Population Projection the year 2000 - 1,509,750<br />

Population density (1988) - 84 people/sq.k.m<br />

Average household size (1988) - 5.3 people<br />

1.4 Climate:<br />

Rainfall - There are two rainy seasons, April-May (major<br />

one) and September-November (minor one) mean annual rainfall<br />

500mm in lowlands and 2,000 mm in the Highland zone.<br />

2.0 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES:<br />

The greater part of the region’s populaiton heavily dependent on<br />

agriculture and livestock keeping for their livelihood.<br />

Agriculture:<br />

Food crops raised are: Beans, bananas, fruits, maize, sorghum,<br />

cassava, paddy and sweet potatoes<br />

Cash crops include:<br />

Coffee, wheat, barley, cotton, cardamon,<br />

sisal,<br />

Arable land - 6,433 sq.k.m.<br />

Cultivated land - 333,640 ha.<br />

Livestock Keeping:<br />

Including dairy cattle in the highland and intermediate zones,<br />

indigenous cattle in the lowland zone; sheep and goats, piggery<br />

and poultry.<br />

-Livestock Facilties:<br />

Artificial Insemination Centres<br />

Total - 24<br />

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