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to altitude. During the rains, extra cloud cover and evaporative
cooling tend to reduce maximum temperatures. Cloud cover also
tend to raise minimum temperatures. The hot season lasts from
October - March with high humidity; temperatures going up as far
as 40 0 C. In the lowlands. In the mountainous areas temperature
ranges from about 15 0 - 30 0 C. The soils of the region vary, there
are alluvial soils which are potential agriculturally through irrigation
farming due to unreliability of rainfall in those areas.
1.8 Physical Features:
The dominant physical feature is a main chain of mountains running
from North-North West to South-South East with land sloping
away to a minimum height of 305m above sea level on either side.
The snow capped Mount Kilimanjaro provides an endless supply
of water to the lower slopes along numerous streams. Most of the
rivers in this region peter out after running into the plains, Ruvu
(Pangani) river and Kikuletwa river gather water from the upper
streams and keep flowing even in the dry season. Both rivers join
together at some point, approximately 38 kilometers south of
Moshi municipality, forming a large artificial lake called Nyumba
ya Mungu extending about 6 kilometers from north to south. The
water discharged from the dam, forms Pangani river, which turns
around and flows southward in the neighbourhood of Mkomazi at
the southern tip of South Pare mountain system forming the largest
water system in this region.
1.10 Agro-Econimic/Ecological Zone:
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