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Mbeya has weather with enough rainfall and fertile soil which enable it to be the largest producer of maize, rice, bananas, beans, potatoes (Irish and sweet), soya nuts and wheat in the entire country. Tanzania has a free market in agricultural produce, and Mbeya transports vast amounts of its maize to other areas of Tanzania. There is also ...
The production of rice in Kyela is mainly favored by its geographical location and weather. Rivers such as Mbaka, Kiwira , Lufilyo and Songwe flowing into Lake Malawi all cross through Kyela. This makes the district constantly have wet land that is suitable for rice production.
Mbeya Region is bordered to the east by Singida Region, Iringa Region and Njombe Region. The region is bordered to the south by Malawi and Lake Nyasa. To the north the region borders southern Tabora Region. Lastly, Mbeya is bordered to the west by Songwe Region. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2022 national census ...
To the south the district is bordered by Mbeya District and to the west by Chunya District. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 331,206 people in the district, from 300,517 in 2012. [3]: 97 [4]: 118 Mbarali district is the most famous area for rice farming.
Igurusi is an administrative ward in the Mbarali district of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were more than 28,000 people in the ward, from 24,573 in 2016. [1]: 97 [3]: 118 The ward is famous for rice farming and most of its residents depend from rice farming.
It rises in the Poroto Mountains southeast of Mbeya and receives several streams originating on the slopes of Mount Rungwe, including the Marogala, Sinini, Kipoke, Kilasi and Mulagala. [1] Kijungu Falls is on the upper course of the river. It then flows southeast and empties into the northern end of Lake Malawi near the town of Kyela. [2]
The two dances goes together and performed by men aged between 25years to 40years. They are normally performed during times with high production of rice. It is a symbol of victory where people celebrate the production of crops being enormous.
The northern and eastern slopes of the Mbeya Mountains and the eastern portion of the Ufipa Plateau drain into the closed basin of Lake Rukwa. The Great Ruaha River, a tributary of the Rufiji River, drains the eastern slopes of the Mbeya and Kipengere mountains. Rivers flowing into Lake Malawi drain the southern portion of the highlands.