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Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located on the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of 1,599 km2 (617 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the nation state of Mauritius. Dar es Salaam Region is bordered to the east by the Indian Ocean and is entirely surrounded by Pwani Region. The Pwani districts that border Dar es Salaam region are Bagamoyo District to the north, Kibaha Urban District to the west, Kisarawe District to the southwest and Mkuranga District to the south of the region. The region's seat (capital) is located inside the ward of Ilala. The region is named after the city of Dar es Salaam itself. The region is home to Tanzania's major finance, administration and industries, thus the making it the country's richest region. The region also has the second highest Human Development Index in the country after Mjini Magharibi. According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 5,383,728. The region has the highest population in Tanzania followed by Mwanza Region.
Mzizima (Mji Mzima), which means "a healthy town" in Kiswahili, was the original name of the area that is now known as Dar es Salaam, which dates back to 1857. Later, it was the location of plantations where maize, millet, and cassava were grown for the rapidly changing coastal region. Majid bin Said, the Sultan of Zanzibar (c. 1834–1870), officially founded the city Dar es Salaam, with an Arabic name that translates as "haven of peace," in 1866. The city saw a fall following the Sultan's death in 1870, but when the German East Africa Company opened a trade post there in 1887, the city's fortunes were turned around. Dar es Salaam developed become the colony's commercial and administrative hub as German colonial rule in East Africa progressed. In 1900, it was designated as the eastern end of the interior-bound Central Railway Line.
During World War I, British forces seized control of Dar es Salaam and German East Africa. They gave the colony a new name—Tanganyika—but kept Dar es Salaam as the seat of government. The city's informal residential segregation, which had started under the Germans, was made legal by the British AIso. They created two native sections (Kariakoo and Ilala) in addition to a European one (Oyster Bay). Asians eventually received their own area, namely Upanga.
After World War II, Dar es Salaam expanded quickly and soon became the epicenter of anti-colonial activity under the leadership of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), which was established there. Dar es Salaam served as Tanganyika's first capital when it gained its independence in 1961, and it kept that role when Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form Tanzania in 1964. Although Dodoma in Tanzania's interior was designated as the country's new capital in 1973, the majority of the country's administrative offices are still located in Dar es Salaam.
There are several flat tertiary, quaternary, and upper Mesozoic layers that make up the primary formations that support the city. Limestones, sandstones, intrusions of gypsum, coal, and salt, and they are all part of the Upper Mesozoic strata. Contagious lands near the shore strata is reasonably flat with visible N-S fractures forming a tiered landscape and a small east dip.
There are two main superficial geological deposits that make up the soils in the Dar es Salaam region. These include the sandy loam soils in high places, well-drained heavy clay waterlogged soils, and sandy loam and sandy clay soils. The lowlands are dominated by infertile sand, clay, and loamy soils, and in some places, there are peninsulas with stunning sand beaches. The middle plateau zone is made up of intermediate clay mixed with sandy soils, which are often moderately drained and leached. The sandy loam, well-drained, heavily weathered and leached sandy clay soils make up the uplands zone's soils.
The city boasts a 100-kilometer shoreline that stretches from the mouth of the Mpiji River in the north to the mouth of the Mzinga River in the south. There are eight islands off the shore of the region.
Four significant catchment areas for the rivers Mpiji, Msimbazi, Mzinga, and Kizinga are located in Dar es Salaam. While Mpiji is a seasonal river, Mzinga, Kizinga, and Msimbazi are all perennial rivers. Tegeta, Mbezi, Mlalakuwa, Kijitonyama, Sinza, and Tabata are only a few of the smaller, more sporadic rivers. These are essentially transient rivers that primarily act as Dar es Salaam City's drainage system. Some of the major rivers in Dar es Salaam are:
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Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located on the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of 1,599 km2 (617 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the nation state of Mauritius. Dar es Salaam Region is bordered to the east by the Indian Ocean and is entirely surrounded by Pwani Region. The Pwani districts that border Dar es Salaam region are Bagamoyo District to the north, Kibaha Urban District to the west, Kisarawe District to the southwest and Mkuranga District to the south of the region. The region's seat (capital) is located inside the ward of Ilala. The region is named after the city of Dar es Salaam itself. The region is home to Tanzania's major finance, administration and industries, thus the making it the country's richest region. The region also has the second highest Human Development Index in the country after Mjini Magharibi. According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 5,383,728. The region has the highest population in Tanzania followed by Mwanza Region.
Mzizima (Mji Mzima), which means "a healthy town" in Kiswahili, was the original name of the area that is now known as Dar es Salaam, which dates back to 1857. Later, it was the location of plantations where maize, millet, and cassava were grown for the rapidly changing coastal region. Majid bin Said, the Sultan of Zanzibar (c. 1834–1870), officially founded the city Dar es Salaam, with an Arabic name that translates as "haven of peace," in 1866. The city saw a fall following the Sultan's death in 1870, but when the German East Africa Company opened a trade post there in 1887, the city's fortunes were turned around. Dar es Salaam developed become the colony's commercial and administrative hub as German colonial rule in East Africa progressed. In 1900, it was designated as the eastern end of the interior-bound Central Railway Line.
During World War I, British forces seized control of Dar es Salaam and German East Africa. They gave the colony a new name—Tanganyika—but kept Dar es Salaam as the seat of government. The city's informal residential segregation, which had started under the Germans, was made legal by the British AIso. They created two native sections (Kariakoo and Ilala) in addition to a European one (Oyster Bay). Asians eventually received their own area, namely Upanga.
After World War II, Dar es Salaam expanded quickly and soon became the epicenter of anti-colonial activity under the leadership of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), which was established there. Dar es Salaam served as Tanganyika's first capital when it gained its independence in 1961, and it kept that role when Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form Tanzania in 1964. Although Dodoma in Tanzania's interior was designated as the country's new capital in 1973, the majority of the country's administrative offices are still located in Dar es Salaam.
There are several flat tertiary, quaternary, and upper Mesozoic layers that make up the primary formations that support the city. Limestones, sandstones, intrusions of gypsum, coal, and salt, and they are all part of the Upper Mesozoic strata. Contagious lands near the shore strata is reasonably flat with visible N-S fractures forming a tiered landscape and a small east dip.
There are two main superficial geological deposits that make up the soils in the Dar es Salaam region. These include the sandy loam soils in high places, well-drained heavy clay waterlogged soils, and sandy loam and sandy clay soils. The lowlands are dominated by infertile sand, clay, and loamy soils, and in some places, there are peninsulas with stunning sand beaches. The middle plateau zone is made up of intermediate clay mixed with sandy soils, which are often moderately drained and leached. The sandy loam, well-drained, heavily weathered and leached sandy clay soils make up the uplands zone's soils.
The city boasts a 100-kilometer shoreline that stretches from the mouth of the Mpiji River in the north to the mouth of the Mzinga River in the south. There are eight islands off the shore of the region.
Four significant catchment areas for the rivers Mpiji, Msimbazi, Mzinga, and Kizinga are located in Dar es Salaam. While Mpiji is a seasonal river, Mzinga, Kizinga, and Msimbazi are all perennial rivers. Tegeta, Mbezi, Mlalakuwa, Kijitonyama, Sinza, and Tabata are only a few of the smaller, more sporadic rivers. These are essentially transient rivers that primarily act as Dar es Salaam City's drainage system. Some of the major rivers in Dar es Salaam are:
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