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Development Strategy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Tanga is a region situated in the northern coastal part of Tanzania near the boarder with Kenya. Tanga is a very fertile region were most of the land comprises of red clay soils and abundance of water. The region today is known for the cultivation of a variety of crops such as tea, cardamom, and cocoa in the higher areas and citrus fruits, bananas, coconut in the lower the coastal areas. www.abaral-farms.com /development.html   (550 words)

good practices Tanga region (180 km) is the most northern coastal region of Tanzania. Tanga Region is the northern coastal administrative region of Tanzania and extends 180 km. The Tanga Coastal Zone Conservation and Development Programme is an integrated coastal management programme with a current emphasis on the marine environment The Programme is working with key government sectors of the three coastal administrative Districts within Tanga Region and 20 village communities in addressing priority management issues. www.icriforum.org /secretariat/tanzania.html   (1059 words)

Utamaduni: An Advanced Level Course in Swahili Language and Culture Arusha the largest of Tanzania’s 25 regions, located in northern Tanzania bordered by Kenya on the north, and Tanzania regions of Kilimanjaro to the East, Shinyanga and Mara to the west, and Singida and Dodoma to the south. The region shares boundaries with Burundi and Kagera region to the North, Shinyanga and Tabora regions to the East, Congo to the West and Rukwa region to the South. Tabora shares a border with Shinyanga region in the north, Singida region in the East, Mbeya and Rukwa regions in the South and Kigoma region in the west. african.lss.wisc.edu /utamaduni/culturalrefs.htm   (6397 words)

Tanga Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, Tanga has a population of 1,642,015 people. Tanga Region has seven districts: Tanga, Muheza, Korogwe, Lushoto, Pangani, Handeni and Kilindi. Tanga Region Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tanga_Region   (82 words)

Description, socio-economic characteristics, disease managements and mortality dynamics in smallholder's dairy ... To this end, a structured cross-sectional study of randomly selected smallholder dairy farms in the coastal humid region of Tanzania was initiated. The climate of the region is tropical heterogeneous with a bimodal rainfall pattern (the short rains falling from September to November and the long rains from March to May). Two hundred farms from a sampling frame of 3001 small holders, distributed in five out of the six districts found in Tanga Region, were randomly selected for the study that began in October 1998. www.cipav.org.co /lrrd/lrrd17/4/swa17041.htm   (2230 words)

Tanga region with Coastal Aviation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Tanga has a natural harbour and the town here is a major feature of the North East corner of Tanzania. Heavily influenced by its past Germanic history, the town layout is neat and ordered and is the focus of trade in this region. These hotels, resorts, camps and lodges are located in Tanga :- www.coastal.cc /tanga.htm   (86 words)

Economic Sectors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Tanga's main assets are its coastline, its proximity to markets (national and international), its relatively well developed infrastructure, the Usambara mountains, its coastal climate (for citrus, for example) and its long history of development projects (in which much was learned). Tanga is rich in biodiversity and there is a growing market for plants and animals for both consumptive and scientific purposes. Tanga is rich in oranges, lemons, grapefruits and coconuts (from Muheza and Pangani) as well as pears, apples, and plums (from Lushoto). www.tangatz.org /Pages/Orientation/Region/Text/RegionText.html   (5388 words)

Tanga region economic potential yet to be tapped It is noted in the report that almost all sectors in the region have their own shortcomings in fishing, mining and in industry. It is also noted that inspite of all problems and challenges Tanga region faces, given its tremendous potentials, the region is seen by most people as a strategic one that can be explored to stimulate Tanzania and East African development. The report indicates that the economic potential of Tanga region is in fishing, agriculutre, tourism, mining industry and commerce. www.ipp.co.tz /ipp/financial/2005/02/22/financialwatch.html   (705 words)

Regional investment promos gather momentum Regional and district officials of Tanga had an opportunity to market existing resources in their respective areas for the participants, including investors and traders, to know them. Tanga region is endowed with abundant resources in almost each sectors of the economy, namely agriculture, tourism, minerals and industries. He told the regional authorities that areas with critical corruption and bureaucracy incidences include land offices, licensing departments, providers of electricity and water as well as the local government offices, which tend to impose unpredictable taxes. www.ippmedia.com /ipp/financial/2005/08/17/47248.html   (602 words)

Milk production and marketing in Tanga Region: Efficiency of farmer co-operatives versus private sector1 Tanga Region, in the north eastern part of Tanzania, has a total area of 26,870 sq km, whereby 75 % is arable land, while 18 % is cultivated. Tanga region has a fairly distributed rainfall (average 1223 mm/year) except for Handeni District (875 mm/year). Nevertheless, AI is practised in Tanga Urban, with the aim of producing good quality bulls for distribution to the rural areas. www.fao.org /docrep/x5661e/x5661e0f.htm   (1918 words)

Ethnologue report for Tanzania Kondoa District of Dodoma Region, southeast of the Langi, Goima, Chambalo, and Mirambu villages. Morogoro Region, Morogoro District; Tanga Region, Handeni District; Dodoma Region, Mpwapwa and Kongwa districts. Morogoro Region, Kilosa and Ulanga districts; Dodoma Region, Mpwapwa District; Iringa Region. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Tanzania   (4130 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Zanzibar In that way, little by little, the vast regions of Eastern Africa were falling under the influence of the sultan of Zanzibar, when suddenly, the European powers came upon the scene, seeking to divide them up between themselves. After all, Catholics and Protestants have in all these regions a common enemy, Islamism, the spread of which has been facilitated rather than retarded by the European conquest, especially in the German territory. In face of all these elements, the native fetishism is bound to disappear rapidly, not doubtless in all its practices, but as a distinct religious element. www.newadvent.org /cathen/15750c.htm   (1268 words)

Tanga - The capital of Tanga Region, is one of Tanzania’s most important ports. It is connected by road and rail to a ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Tanga - The capital of Tanga Region, is one of Tanzania’s most important ports. It is connected by road and rail to a rich interior region where sisal, hemp fibre, coffee, tea, and rubber are grown. The capital of Tanga Region, is one of Tanzania's most important ports. www.tanserve.com /towns/Tanga.html   (186 words)

Tanga Region Map: Handeni — Tanga | Tanzania Google Satellite Maps Browse the list of administrative regions below and follow the navigation through secondary administrative regions to find populated place you are interested in. Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions. If you would like to recommend this Tanga map page to a friend, or if you just want to send yourself a reminder, here is the easy way to do it. www.maplandia.com /tanzania/tanga   (813 words)

Publication - Strategic Action Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) With an estimated 144,181 inhabitants, Tanga municipality is the second-largest coastal town after Dar es Salaam, and the third-largest urban centre in Tanzania after Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. In Tanga, sludge from the septic tanks as well as the 60% of the pit latrines assumed to be desludged by the cesspit/vacuum trucks, is emptied into the Indian Ocean either directly or indirectly. The major source for the N in Tanga is domestic liquid wastes, which exert respectively, 4991.7 and 571.4 tonnes/year BOD and N. Most of the industrial and domestic solid waste generated in Dar es Salaam is disposed of on site. www.unep.org /eaf/Docs/SAPEaf5/tanzania.htm   (3523 words)

The East African Procurement News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Dynamite fishing along the Tanga Coastal line has reportedly resumed with a vigor that is threatening to destroy the 10-year achievements made by the Ireland-supported Tanga Coastal Zone Conservation and Development Program (TCZCDP). Last year, Kigombe, a coastal village on the shores of the Indian Ocean, in Muheza District, Tanga Region, became a center of international focus when the Coelacanth, a fossil fish that was thought to have disappeared from earth centuries ago was sighted and caught by fishermen. The success of the operation led to an agreement between the Tanga Regional Government, which runs the TCZCDP and the Navy to conduct joint patrols with the programme and project villages to control destructive fishing practices, especially dynamite fishing. www.procnews.com /050530/travel01.html   (1337 words)

IUCN - The World Conservation Union - Projects - Improving coastal zone management - Tanga Coastal Zone Conservation ... There are now six CMAs in operation, covering all coastal waters of the Tanga Region, a total of roughly 1800 km2. After five years, the closed reefs were in better condition than the open ones, and coral cover and fish densities were on the increase in all reefs, due to the cessation of destructive illegal fishing methods. The Tanga experience is promising for the entire coast of Tanzania and in other coastal areas of Eastern Africa. www.iucn.org /en/projects/tanzania_coastal.htm   (377 words)

The Centre for Ecology, Law and Policy The catchment forest reserves and proposed catchment forest reserves of Arusha region are in six districts, Arumeru, Babati, Hanang, Mbulu, Monduli and Ngorongoro. Many of the Arusha region reserves contain dry montane forest which is an important source of valuable timber such as Loliondo, East African Cedar and Podo. The reserve is mostly dry montane forest with wooded grassland on the lower slopes and fire maintained grassland and thicket on the upper slopes. www.york.ac.uk /res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/forest%20reserves/arusha.htm   (10710 words)

TFCG, West Usambara Forest Conservation Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) West Usambara Mountains, Korogwe and Lushoto Districts, Tanga Region. The West Usambaras stretch between Korogwe and Lushoto Districts in Tanga Region. The forest is one of the last remaining patches of submontane forest in the West Usambara Mountains and is home to a number of species endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains. www.tfcg.org /docs/project_usambara_w.htm   (609 words)

AEGiS-AFP News: SAfrica-CWealth-AIDS: Plant potions keeps Tanzanian AIDS victims alive longer: conference - December 5, ... American David Scheinman told delegates from Africa and Europe a German doctor had stumbled on the benefits of the traditional medicines in the region in 1991, prompting a treatment programme for some 400 AIDS victims in the coastal region. The first guinea pig was an AIDS patient called Mohammed at a hospital in the small town of Pangani, whose condition improved markedly after taking the traditional medicines and is still alive, Scheinman said. The non-governmental group running the programme, the Tanga AIDS Working Group, buys the treatments from traditional healers for 1.5 dollars for each patient's supply and then administers them in state hospitals and at AIDS sufferers' homes. www.aegis.com /news/afp/2000/AF001272.html   (565 words)

Tanzania Strives to Halt Dynamite Fishing on Reefs At the outset, the experts are scrutinizing activities along the Tanga Region coastal area, about 250 kilometers (156 miles) north of Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam. Today 28 of 42 coastal villages in the Tanga Region are involved in collaborative fishery management plans as part of the Integrated Coastal Management Policy. This includes all villages south of Tanga town and covers about 85 percent of the coastline north of Tanga town and south of the Kenyan border. www.sidsnet.org /archives/coastal-newswire/2003/msg00043.html   (926 words)

The Centre for Ecology, Law and Policy Mufindi and Iringa Districts, Iringa Region, Kilombero District, Morogoro Region. Iringa Region, Iringa District; Morogoro Region, Kilombero District. The eastern and southern boundary is the border between Iringa and Morogoro Regions, where it is bordered by Lyondo, Matundu, Iwonde, Nyanganje, and Mwanihana Forest Reserves in remote uninhabited country. www.york.ac.uk /res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/forest%20reserves/iringa.htm   (9255 words)

The East African Procurement News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Mohamed Yasin, who conceived the idea, said in a recent exclusive interview in Tanga that the carnival, the first of its kind in the region, would be four days of wonder and adventure as Tanzania mainland has never seen on the shores of Indian Ocean. Mohamed further said that the carnival would be used to initiate competitions and awards in honor of important Tanga region personalities as a way of encouraging young people to emulate the achievements of those great men. The event is receiving approval of government circles and the Tanga District Commissioner; Capt. (rtd) Geoffrey Ngatuni commended the organizer for initiating the event saying that it was long overdue. www.procnews.com /050704/travel01.html   (1203 words)

OdinPubAfrica: Item 1834/763   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The Tanga Region is the most northern coastal region of Tanzania encompassing the threecoastal Districts of Muheza, Pangani and Tanga Municipality. The region extends 180 kmsouth from the Kenyan border and supports a number of ecologically important and diversehabitats including coral reefs, mangrove forests, seagrass beds and coastal forests. Studies of the condition of the Tanga Region's reefs have been sporadic. hdl.handle.net /1834/763   (223 words)

baral Farms This Region borders with Kenya on the northern coastal area of Tanzania. Though the area is endowed with some of the country's most fertile soils, arable lands, and is well situated to service most of the inland regions it remains the least developed. The project would be sited 30km from the Region's capital Tanga, with Abaral Farm as the nucleus and the villages of Kwamkembe, Murungu, Kisimatui, Kirare and Pongwe as satellite villages. www.abaral-farms.com   (330 words)

9/8/2004 -- TANZANIA: Illegal logging thrives in Tanga The illegal export of logs through Tanga port is a well-coordinated activity involving some crooked government officials and unscrupulous traders in Tanga Region, The Guardian has learnt. A weeklong investigation carried out by The Guardian in Tanga revealed inherent misunderstanding within the leadership ranks of TCP as some officials have ended up losing their jobs after being fired for questioning the legality of wanton logging taking place in some parts of the region. But THA Tanga Port Manager Iddi Mkwata denied that his juniors were involved in the illegal export of logs through the port. forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=34158   (987 words)

tanzania_caves During last New Year's holiday, I took the opportunity of visiting the famous Amboni Caves in the Tanga region of Northern Tanzania. Tanga town, located on Tanzania's North East coast, is the country's chief northern seaport, and is close to Pemba Island, Mombassa, Pangani and Mkomazi Game Reserve. Both terrorized the citizens of Tanga region, including Europeans colonialists and settlers. www.africa-ata.org /tanzania_caves.htm   (1346 words)

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