Kigoma District Council
District action area (admin-2) of the RE2CLID programme in United Republic of Tanzania, Cluster 1: Lake Tanganyika Basin.
Profile at a glance
- Country
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Admin-1
- Kigoma (TZ16)
- Admin-2
- Kigoma District Council (TZ160311)
- Seasonal hazards & outbreaks
- Rainy season
- Boundary source
- RE2CLID action-area GeoPackage
Where activities are targeted
Sub-district units selected in the action-area GeoPackage (Ward).
| Unit | P-code | Priority / remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Kagunga | TZ160311011 | first priority COD-AB 2018: TZ1603011 |
| Mkigo | TZ160311021 | first priority COD-AB 2018: TZ1603021 (79 km2; Nyarubanda ward since split off, now 35 km2) |
| Mwamgongo | TZ160311031 | secondary COD-AB 2018: TZ1603031 |
| Mwandiga | TZ160311113 | secondary COD-AB 2018: TZ1603113 |
| Simbo | TZ160311151 | secondary COD-AB 2018 places Simbo in Uvinza (TZ1605071); NBS 2022 and the IOM report in Kigoma DC |
Kigoma District Council on the map
- Action area (admin-1)
- This district
- Admin-3 action unit
- Admin-4 / colline
Seasonal calendar
Calendar for the Kigoma action area (TZ16), which covers Kigoma District Council. Recurring patterns, not forecasts.
Today. Events are recurring seasonal patterns, not forecasts.
Calendar narrative & sources
This calendar combines 0 country-wide events with 14 recorded specifically for Kagera and Kigoma, which ACAPS geocodes to GADM admin-1 units that cover this action area.
The recorded seasonal hazards are the rainy season in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 (Sep–Dec), the rainy season in Tabora, Rukwa +12 (Nov–Jan), the rainy season in Tabora, Rukwa +12 (Feb–Apr) and the rainy season in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 (Mar–May). Planting and growing periods: Main planting in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 (Sep–Oct), Main planting – Land preparation in Tabora, Rukwa +12 (Oct–Dec) and 2nd planting in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 (Feb–Mar). Harvests: the main harvest – Banana/Cassava in Tabora, Rukwa +12 (year-round), the main harvest in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 (Jan–Feb), the green harvest in Tabora, Rukwa +12 (Mar–Apr), the main harvest in Tabora, Rukwa +12 (May–Jul) and the 2nd harvest in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 (Jul–Aug). The lean season runs from October to December in Arusha, Dar es Salaam +8 and from November to February in Tabora, Rukwa +12.
The 14 records come from 1 source dated 2017.
- FEWS NET (2017-10-01), via ACAPS Seasonal Events Calendar. fews.net/east-africa/tanzania
Kigoma District Council district analysis
The district profile is the most local layer of the CVA. It brings together hazard exposure, livelihood dependencies, access to basic services and displacement history for the action units, and where possible repeats the assessment across the rainy and dry seasons.
Questions the district analysis will answer
- Which action units face the highest combined hazard exposure and vulnerability?
- Which livelihoods and services are most sensitive to the seasonal calendar?
- Which local capacities and plans can be strengthened to prevent or reduce displacement?
Analytical dimensions
- 1Hazard
Sudden-onset (floods, cyclones, landslides) and slow-onset (lake-level rise, drought, degradation) - 2Exposure
People, settlements, infrastructure and livelihoods in hazard-prone areas - 3Vulnerability
Socio-economic sensitivity, disaggregated by sex, age and disability - 4Adaptive capacity
Services, institutions, social protection and coping strategies - 5Displacement risk
Combined likelihood and scale of disaster displacement
Outputs for Kigoma District Council
- Analysis report · Quarto web pagePending
- Summary brief · PDFPending
- Briefing slides · Quarto Reveal.js slidesPending
Other districts in this country
Kigoma Ujiji Municipal CouncilUvinza District Council
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