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Zigua People
The Zigua or in some sources Zigula (''Wazigua'' in Swahili language, Swahili) are a Bantu peoples, Bantu Matrilineality, matrilineal ethnic and linguistic people inhabiting the southwestern Tanga Region and northern Pwani Region of Tanzania. In Tanga Region they are the majority in Handeni District and northern Kilindi District and also are a historically significant population south of the Pangani River in Pangani District. They speak the Zigula language. In 1993, the Zigua population was estimated to number 355,000 people, today they number 631,000 people. The Zigua are considered to be the parent tribe of the Shambaa people, and the Bondei people which today all live in north-eastern Tanzania. For instance, the king Mbegha, who was to become the leader of the Shambaa people and the grandfather of the Shambaa ruler Kimweri ye Nyumbai (†1862), was born among the Zigua. Population and geographic distribution Below 500 feet, the Eastern Zigula area is a low-lying coastal plai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilindi District
Kilindi is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the east by the Handeni District and Handeni Town Council, to the south west by the Kiteto District and north west by the Simanjiro District of Manyara Region. Kilindi District is bordered to the south by Gairo District and Kilosa District of Morogoro Region. The district created from Handeni, Handeni District in 2002. The district seat (capital) is the town of Songe. The district is home to Nguu Mountains. According to the 2022 census, the district has a total population of 398,391. Etymology and history The Shambaa people, Sambaa and Ngulu people, Ngulu were the first inhabitants of the Kilindi district. Based in Vugha, who established the Shambaa Kingdom, Shambaa Kingdom between the 18th and 20th centuries. Kilindi district is named after the Kilindi dynasty, Kilindi Dynasty that ruled over western Tanga in the 18-20th century. Roberts, Andrew, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaguru People
The Kaguru also known as Kagulu, Megi , Wetumba, Solwa, Mangaheri (''Wakaguru'', in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnic group from northern Morogoro Region of Tanzania specifically indegineous to Gairo District, Mvomero District and Kilosa District of Morogoro Region in Tanzania. They are bordered to the east by the Ngulu people, to the southeast by the Luguru, to the west by the Gogo of Dodoma, and to the south by the Sagara. They are recognized as one of the four Matrilineal peoples of eastern Tanzania, along with the Zaramo, Luguru, Kutu, Kwere, Zigula, Vidunda, Sagara, and Ngulu. Overview The population of Kaguru was predicted to be 217,000 in 1987. Most of Kaguru people reside in Gairo District where they engage in different activities, especially small-scale agriculture. Geography The Kaguru homeland is Ukagura (Kaguraland, about 3,600 square miles) is located around 200 miles west of the Saadani and Bagamoyo's seaports. During the eighteen and 19th centuries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimweri Ye Nyumbai
Kimweri ya Nyumbai or Shekulwavu Kimweri ya Nyumabi (c. 1790s – 1862), also known as (Simbe Mwene), (''Simbe Mwene Shekulwavu Kimweri ya Nyumbai'' in Shambala language, Shambaa), (''Mfalme Kimweri'', in Swahili language, Swahili) was the King of the Shambaa people in the Shambaa Kingdom of the Usambara Mountains in what is now Tanga Region of Tanzania between around 1815 and 1862. Under his rule the kingdom reached its greatest extent. However, disruptions caused by the introduction of firearms and the slave trade caused the kingdom to fall apart after his death. Background Kimweri ye Nyumbai belonged to the Kilindi dynasty, founded by his great paternal grandfather Mbegha. According to legend, Mbegha was a hunter who was cast out from the Nguu Mountains, Nguu to live in the Usambara Mountains, Usambara rain forest, where he killed wild pigs for food. The Shambaa were impressed by his prowess and accepted him as ruler of the town of Vugha, Vuga, their capital in the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbegha
Mbegha (c. 1700s – c.1750s), also known as Simbe Mwene, (''Mwene Mbegha'' in Shambaa), (''Mfalme Mbegha'', in Swahili) was the first king also known the "Lion King" ( ''Simba Mwene'' in Kisambaa) of the Shambaa people of Shambaa Kingdom, in modern-day western Tanga Region in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. King Mbegha lived during the first half of the 18th century after his expulsion from the Nguru Mountains. While his existence is undisputed among historians, his biography is mainly based on oral traditions. Numerous legends have made him a mythic hero. Origin story Mbegha was a hunter renowned for using dogs to hunt wild pigs in Ngulu, south of Shambaai. He was denied his inheritance by his Zigula lineage, who claimed he was a ''kigego'', a being considered mystically dangerous, due to cutting his upper teeth first as an infant, which they believed caused the deaths of his kinsmen. Consequently, Mbegha fled at night and sought refuge in Kilindi, where he formed a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondei People
The Bondei People (Swahili: ''Wabondei'') are a Bantu ethnic group based in Muheza District and Pangani District of eastern Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Bondei speak Kibondei, a Bantu language and are culturally related to the Shambaa and zigua ethnic group.. Overview The Bondei population is roughly 100,000. Most of Bondei people reside in Pangani District where they engage in different activities, especially small-scale agriculture. Some Bondei also reside in east Muheza District. The first Bondei to go overseas was a man named Dr. Geldart Mhando in 1890. History The name "Bondei" was given to the people by the Kilindi dynasty rulers after their conquest by the Shambaa Kingdom by King Kinyashi, who called them "WaBondei"- people of the valley. This was to describe the people who lived between the Lwengera Valley and the sea east of the usambaras. The Bondei under the Shambaa rule Following the conquest of the eastern highlands, these areas were perceived as inferio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shambaa People
The Shambaa people, also called the Sambaa, Shambala, Sambala or Sambara (''Wasambaa'', in Swahili language, Swahili), are an ethnic group. The Sambaa people are related to the bondei people. Their ancestral home is on the Usambara Mountains of Lushoto District, Korogwe District, Tanga, Korogwe District and Bumbuli District. They are native to the valleys and eastern Usambara Mountains of Korogwe District, Korogwe Urban District and western Muheza District of northern Tanga Region of Tanzania. The word ''Shamba'' means "farm", and these people live in one of the most fertile Tanzanian region. ''Shambaai'' in Kisambaa language, Kisambaa means "where the banana's thrive". In 2001, the Shambaa population was estimated to number 664,000. Overview and origins The Shambaa lived on one of the numerous isolated mountain blocks of the Usambaras in the northeast, a "green island in a brown sea." According to their historian, "The Shambaa" are inhabitants of a distinct botanical habitat th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangani District
Pangani District Council () is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the north by Muheza District, to the east by Zanzibar Channel, to the south by the Chalinze District of Pwani Region, and to the west by the Handeni District. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Guadeloupe. The district seat (capital) and largest settlement in Pangani district is the town of Pangani. The district is named after the historic Pangani River. As of the 2022 census, the population was Pangani district was 75,642, making it the least populous district in Tanga Region. Administrative subdivisions Wards As of 2012, Pangani District is administratively divided into 13 wards: * Bushiri * Bweni * Kimang'a * Kipumbwi * Madanga * Mikinguni * Mkalamo * Mkwaja * Mwera * Pangani Magharibi * Pangani Mashariki * Tungamaa * Ubangaa Geography Pangani district is one of the smallest districts in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangani River
The Pangani River (''Mto Pangani'', in Swahili language, Swahili), (also called Luffu and Jipe Ruvu, especially in older sources, and probably once called Rhaptus) is a major river of northeastern Tanzania. It has two main sources: the Ruvu Jipe River, Ruvu, which rises as River Lumi, Tanzania, Lumi at Kilimanjaro, passes through Lake Jipe, and empties into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir, and the Kikuletwa River, coming from the west and mainly fed by rivers of Mount Meru (Tanzania), Mount Meru in Arusha Region, which also enters into the Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir in Kilimanjaro Region. Just after leaving the reservoir the stream becomes the main Pangani, which empties into the Indian Ocean in Tanga Region at the Tangan port town of Pangani. For much of its length the river flows along the regional borders of Kilimanjaro Region and Manyara Region, before flowing into Tanga Region, which contains the 68 MW Pangani Power Station and the Pangani Falls Dam. There are several in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handeni District
Handeni District is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District and the Handeni Urban District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by the Pangani District, and to the south by the Pwani Region. In 2002 Kilindi District was formed out of the district. The administrative capital of the district is Mkata town. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Handeni District was 248,633. According to the 2022 census, the population had increased to: 384,353. Administrative subdivisions As of 2012, Handeni District Council was administratively divided into 20 wards. Wards In pop culture The dramatic open area to the north of Handeni was the setting for Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway ( ; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matrilineality
Matrilineality, at times called matriliny, is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which people identify with their matriline, their mother's lineage, and which can involve the inheritance of property and titles. A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant of either gender in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers. In a matrilineal descent system, individuals belong to the same descent group as their mothers. This is in contrast to the currently more popular pattern of patrilineal descent from which a family name is usually derived. The matriline of historical nobility was also called their enatic or uterine ancestry, corresponding to the patrilineal or "agnatic" ancestry. Early human kinship Scholars disagree on the nature of early human, that is, Homo sapiens, kinship. In the late 19th century, most scholars believed, influenced by Lewis H. Morgan's book ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
