335 Contract Job Opportunities at Mwanza region. Mwanza region lies in the northern part of Tanzania located between latitude 10 30’ and 30 south of the Equator. Longitudinally the region is located between 310 450 and 430 10’ east of Greenwich, the northern part of the region is surrounded by the waters of Lake Victoria, locally known as Lake Nyanza. That water in turn separates the region from the neighboring countries of Kenya and Uganda. To the west is Kagera region while the South and Southern parts border Shinyanga region, Mara region borders Mwanza in the northeast. The region is divided into eight districts namely Ukerewe, Magu, Kwimba, Sengerema, Geita, Missungwi, Ilemela and Nyamagana (not included in the survey). The region headquarters is located in Nyamagana District. The region has the largest population of any region in Tanzania. It has a population of 2,929,644 according to the 2002 population census. The main economic activities carried out by the region’s population are agricultural production, livestock keeping and to significant extent fishing. There is no commercial farming in the region. Subsistence farming is the main form of farming. The region possesses great development potential.
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021,it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam. It is also the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin after Kampala, Uganda and ahead of Kisumu, Kenya at least in population size. Within the East African community, Mwanza city is the fifth largest city after Dar, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kampala. It is slightly ahead of Kigali, Kisumu, and Bujumbura in the population of city proper limits. However, in terms of infrastructure, Kigali and Kisumu cities are way ahead of Mwanza. Mwanza city is also the capital city of Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana.
The Sukuma constitute over 90 percent of the population of the Mwanza Region. Other ethnic groups in the region, in much smaller proportions, include the Zinza, Haya, Sumbwa, Nyamwezi, Luo, Kurya, Jita, Shashi and Kerewe. They live mainly in the Mwanza city area. National policy, however, gives very little importance to ethnic groupings and reliable data is difficult to find.
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335 Contract Job Opportunities at Mwanza region - September 2022
The Regional Commissioner's office of Mwanza region in association with ICAP ( MSPH Tanzania LLC) is inviting applications from Tanzanians to fill 335 vacancies. Read full details from the PDF Document below:
