Philip Ashby Hunting
Tanzania is located in Eastern Africa between Longitude 290 and 410
East. Latitude 10 and 120 South.
Tanzania Mainland has frontiers to the following countries:
North: Kenya and Uganda
West: Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo
South West Zambia, Malawi
South: Mozambique
East: Indian Ocean.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar lies off the Eastern coast and is situated some 30 km from
the mainland of East Africa, in the Indian Ocean.
Area
Land: (‘000 sq. km)
Mainland................................................................... 883.6
Zanzibar ................................................................... 2.5
Major Islands: Tanzania Mainland (sq. km)
Ukerewe.................................................................... 647
Mafia......................................................................... 518
Major Islands: Zanzibar (sq. km)
Unguja...................................................................... 1,666
Pemba....................................................................... 988
Major Lakes: (‘000 sq. km)
Victoria.............................................................................. 34.9
Tanganyika....................................................................... 13.4
Nyasa.................................................................................. 5.6
Rukwa................................................................................ 2.8
Eyasi................................................................................... 1.0
Mountain Summits
(More than 3000 metres above Sea Level)
Mount Kilimanjaro ................................. 5,895
Mount Meru ................................. 4,566
Lool Malasin ......................................... 3,648
Oldeani................................................. 3,188
Lemagruti ............................................. 3,132
Monduli................................................ 3,000
National Parks
Area (km2)
1. Serengeti .......... 14,750 9. Kilimanjaro ........ 750
2. Ruaha .............. 13,000 10. Rubondo ............ 460
3. Ngorongoro ....... 8,320 11. Kitulo................. 442
4. Mikumi ............ 3,230 12. Mahale............... 410
5. Tarangire........... 2,600 13. Lake Manyara ..... 325
6. Katavi .............. 2,252 14. Arusha ............... 117
7. Saadani ............. 1,100 15. Gombe Stream .... 52
8. Udzungwa ......... 1,000
Game Reserves
Area (km2)
1. Selous............... 50,000 10. Umba............. 1,500
2. Ruangwa ........... 9,000 11. Biharamulo..... 1,300
3. Kigosi............... 8,000 12. Mkomazi ........ 1,000
4. Moyowosi ......... 6,000 13. Kilimanjaro..... 900
6. Uwanda............. 5,000 15. Mount Meru.... 300
7. Burigi............... 2,200 16. Ibanda............ 200
8. Maswa .............. 2,200 17. Saa Nane Island 50
9. Kizigo............... 2,000
Rainfall
Tanzania is divided into two rainfall patterns namely unimodal (one
season) and bimodal (two seasons) rainfall regimes. The seasonal
rains for the unimodal regime occurs from November/December to
April over the Southern, Southwestern, Central and Western areas of
the country. The bimodal rainfall regime has two rain seasons, the
“long rains” season experienced from March to May and short rains
experienced from mid September to December over the coast north
of Mafia and its hinter-land, North-eastern Highlands, Lake Victoria
basin and the Islands of Unguja and Pemba.
TEMPERATURE.
Temperatures were generally high during January over the entire
coastal (northern and southern) and some parts of western and central
areas of Tanzania. The mean maximum temperatures of these areas
were in average above 32oC.
However cooler temperatures less than 15°C were recorded over
some parts of North-eastern Highlands, South-western, Western of
Lake Victoria and some parts of Central. Minimum temperatures of
less than 15°C were common in South-western highlands and Northeastern
highlands. In July, low temperatures of less than 9°C were
common in South-western Highlands particularly in Mbeya region.
The underneath maps show spatial distribution of mean annual
maximum and minimum temperature during January
Population
Approaching 50 000 000
East. Latitude 10 and 120 South.
Tanzania Mainland has frontiers to the following countries:
North: Kenya and Uganda
West: Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo
South West Zambia, Malawi
South: Mozambique
East: Indian Ocean.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar lies off the Eastern coast and is situated some 30 km from
the mainland of East Africa, in the Indian Ocean.
Area
Land: (‘000 sq. km)
Mainland................................................................... 883.6
Zanzibar ................................................................... 2.5
Major Islands: Tanzania Mainland (sq. km)
Ukerewe.................................................................... 647
Mafia......................................................................... 518
Major Islands: Zanzibar (sq. km)
Unguja...................................................................... 1,666
Pemba....................................................................... 988
Major Lakes: (‘000 sq. km)
Victoria.............................................................................. 34.9
Tanganyika....................................................................... 13.4
Nyasa.................................................................................. 5.6
Rukwa................................................................................ 2.8
Eyasi................................................................................... 1.0
Mountain Summits
(More than 3000 metres above Sea Level)
Mount Kilimanjaro ................................. 5,895
Mount Meru ................................. 4,566
Lool Malasin ......................................... 3,648
Oldeani................................................. 3,188
Lemagruti ............................................. 3,132
Monduli................................................ 3,000
National Parks
Area (km2)
1. Serengeti .......... 14,750 9. Kilimanjaro ........ 750
2. Ruaha .............. 13,000 10. Rubondo ............ 460
3. Ngorongoro ....... 8,320 11. Kitulo................. 442
4. Mikumi ............ 3,230 12. Mahale............... 410
5. Tarangire........... 2,600 13. Lake Manyara ..... 325
6. Katavi .............. 2,252 14. Arusha ............... 117
7. Saadani ............. 1,100 15. Gombe Stream .... 52
8. Udzungwa ......... 1,000
Game Reserves
Area (km2)
1. Selous............... 50,000 10. Umba............. 1,500
2. Ruangwa ........... 9,000 11. Biharamulo..... 1,300
3. Kigosi............... 8,000 12. Mkomazi ........ 1,000
4. Moyowosi ......... 6,000 13. Kilimanjaro..... 900
6. Uwanda............. 5,000 15. Mount Meru.... 300
7. Burigi............... 2,200 16. Ibanda............ 200
8. Maswa .............. 2,200 17. Saa Nane Island 50
9. Kizigo............... 2,000
Rainfall
Tanzania is divided into two rainfall patterns namely unimodal (one
season) and bimodal (two seasons) rainfall regimes. The seasonal
rains for the unimodal regime occurs from November/December to
April over the Southern, Southwestern, Central and Western areas of
the country. The bimodal rainfall regime has two rain seasons, the
“long rains” season experienced from March to May and short rains
experienced from mid September to December over the coast north
of Mafia and its hinter-land, North-eastern Highlands, Lake Victoria
basin and the Islands of Unguja and Pemba.
TEMPERATURE.
Temperatures were generally high during January over the entire
coastal (northern and southern) and some parts of western and central
areas of Tanzania. The mean maximum temperatures of these areas
were in average above 32oC.
However cooler temperatures less than 15°C were recorded over
some parts of North-eastern Highlands, South-western, Western of
Lake Victoria and some parts of Central. Minimum temperatures of
less than 15°C were common in South-western highlands and Northeastern
highlands. In July, low temperatures of less than 9°C were
common in South-western Highlands particularly in Mbeya region.
The underneath maps show spatial distribution of mean annual
maximum and minimum temperature during January
Population
Approaching 50 000 000
