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1.11 Land Use Pattern and Utilization:
The land use in the region can be classified as follows:-
Agricultural and Cultivated land
Government Forest Reserves
Local Authority Forest Reserves
Forest Plantations
Game Reserves
Controlled Area and Woodlands
Marginal lands settlement
6,433 sq km
333,640 ha.
212,880 ha.
5,750 ha.
373,000 ha.
276,800 ha.
64,700 ha.
Total
1,342,370 ha.
Source: Kilimanjaro Region Development Plan, 1990/91
i) In Kilimanjaro region agricultural land occupies a total
area of 6,433 sq.km. of which 333,640 ha. Is under
cultivation. This is 22% of the total area of the region. Out
of this 15% is under cultivation settlements. Over 70% of
the agricultural hectarage is held by small holders, while
the remaining 30 percent is cultivated by both public and
private corporations or large farms.
ii)
The area between 1,100 and 1800m. (a.s.l.) around the
slopes of mount Kilimanjaro and Pare mountains are
suitable for agricultural production with favourable living
environment. Becasue of the population pressure the type
of cultivation so far assumes the following characteristics.
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