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BUNDA DISTRICT PROFILE
I. INTRODUCTION
Location: Bunda District Council is among the five Local
Authorities of Mara Region. It lies between latitudes
1°30'’ & 2°45'’ South of the Equator and between
Longitudes 33°39'’to 34° 05'’ East of the Greenwich.
The District is bordered by Musoma (Rural) District in the
North, Serengeti District in the East, Magu District in the
South and Ukerewe District in the West. Magu and
Ukerewe districts are found in Mwanza Region.
Area:
The District has an area of 3088 km2, out of which 200
km2 is occupied by Lake Victoria and 480km2 by
Serengeti National Park. The remaining part is dry land,
which is used for farming and settlements.
II. ADMINISTRATION
Administratively, Bunda District is divided into 4 divisions,
20 wards, 86 villages and 14 sub villages, which makes
Bunda Township. There are 470 hamlets.
According to the 2002 National Census, the district had
a population of 258,930 people, out of which, 134,452
were females and 123,978 males. The annual
population growth rate is 1.8% and the average
population density is 70 people/km2 there are 42,605
households with an average of size of 6.1 people per
households.
Occupation Pattern:
The larger portions of Bunda district inhabitants are
peasants, fisherman, livestock keepers and small-scale
traders. These main economic activities contribute more
then 81% of the district GDP.
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III. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
i. Agriculture
Bunda district has 240,790 ha. of arable land which is 83%
of total area of the district. Agriculture contributes 38% of
the District GDP, Food crops grown include cassava,
sorghum, maize, sweet potatoes, paddy, beans, legumes,
bulrush millet, finger millet, vegetables & fruits. Major cash
crops are cotton, sunflower sim sim & chickpeas – the last
3 crops are produced in smaller quantities.
ii.
Livestock Production
Livestock is among the potential sectors in Bunda District
Council. It contributes about 28% of the district GDP.
About 40% of households are engaged in livestock
keeping. The numbers of livestock in the District are as
follows: Cattle-219,875 goats-76,311, sheep-47,410,
donkeys-1,225, poultry-182,265 and 306 pigs.
iii.
Fisheries
Fishing activities contribute 14.7% of the District GDP.
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Minerals
Currently there is small scale gold mining activities at
Nyasana,
Kamukenga, Kinyambwiga, Buzimbwe and
Karukekere, which is undertaken at a small scale after the
closure of Kabasa mine in 1967.
Trade & Industry
Business run include retail and wholesale shops, 3 cotton
ginneries which of which 2 have oil mills and 2 plastic
containers manufacturing plants.
IV. SOCIAL SERVICES
(i)
Water Supply
5 charcoal dams 10 medium deep wells, 19 deep wells, 10
Institutional RWH Tanks, 191 traditional water sources, 3
pumped water schemes, 2 gravity schemes 21 RHW tanks,
323 shallow wells out of which only 250 are functioning.
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(ii)
Health
The District has 2 Hospitals both run by Religious institutions
(RC & ELCT) 3 Rural Health centers; 32 dispensaries owned
solely by the District council, 3 dispensaries owned by
private and the other 2 by religious organizations.
(iii)
Education:
Primary Education
153 primary schools 151 owned by council and other 2
privately owned, these schools have 973 classrooms with
1,887 streams with 1,442 primary school teachers.
Secondary Education
24 secondary schools (Government owned) 3 privately
owned
Other education Institutions
1 Teachers Training College
3 Teachers Resource Centres
1 Folk Development College
(iv) Wildlife
Villagers benefit from Serengeti National park and Grumet
game Reserve through materials and financial support for
improvement of social services in their villages. Kirawira &
Grumet wildlife lodges contribute to the District revenue by
paying bedding fees per each tourist accommodated at
their hotels.
V. INFRASTUCTURE
(i)
Roads
Total length of gravelled road is 692km
National Roads – 99km (39km is tarmac)
Regional Roads – 102km
District Road – 226km
Village feeder roads – 225 km (earthed)
Township Roads – 60km
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(ii) Communication
Telecommunications including landline phone, fax services
provided by TTCL, cellular phones Celtel, Tigo, zantel and
Vodacom. Some religious organizations, police force and
healthy facilities use radio calls for communication.
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