Mwika Kusini Explained

Mwika Kusini
Native Name:Kata ya Mwika Kusini
Native Name Lang:sw
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Coordinates:-3.349°N 37.5706°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kilimanjaro Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Moshi Rural
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Mwika Kusini
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:21,070
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Mwika Kusini is a town and ward in the Moshi Rural district of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Mwika Kusini borders Mwika Kaskazini to the north, Rombo district to the east, Makuyuni to the south and Marangu Mashariki to the west

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics reported that there were 21,070 people in the ward, down from 19,645 in 2012.[1] [2]

Mwika people (Chaga people) prepare their traditional food that they grow. Banana is a staple that produces dishes such as the favorite machalari. Machalari is prepared with banana and meat. Other traditional food includes kiburu, kitawa, mtori, mlaso, ngararimo, kisusio, kimamtine and others of the like, according to nature of crops and animals on the Chaga land.

Notes and References

  1. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. . 2013-03-01 . . . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
  2. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.