Businesses in Geita

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Geita

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Primary and elementary schools	52
Hotels and motels	44
Hospitals	40
Churches	37
Education	33
Restaurants	26
Other accommodation	20
Shopping	20
Electronics stores	19
Public administration	14
Pharmacies and drug stores	12

Geita Facts

Area	3840.8 km²
Population	1,144,181
Male Population	567,344 (49.6%)
Female Population	576,837 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+774.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+137.6%
Median Age	15 years (Male: 14.8, Female: 15.2)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-2.86667, 32.16667

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Geita Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	130,872	297,024	481,527	1,001,407	1,144,181
Population Density	34.1 / km²	77.3 / km²	125.4 / km²	260.7 / km²	297.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Geita Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 108% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Geita	+665.2%	+237.1%	+108%
Tanzania	+234.9%	+110.2%	+57.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Geita Median Age

Median Age: 15 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Geita	15 yrs	15.2 yrs	14.8 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Geita Population Density

Population Density: 298 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Geita	1.1 million	3,840.8 km²	298 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Geita Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Geita

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Geita CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Geita	287,278 tn	0.25 tn	74.8 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Geita CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	287,278 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	74.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.9)
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/24/18	9:18 PM	4.7	66.8 km	10,000 m	32km NE of Masumbwe, Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/25/17	9:55 AM	4.4	82.5 km	10,000 m	22km WSW of Misasi, Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/1/88	10:20 AM	4	51.5 km	33,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Geita

Geita is a town in northwestern Tanzania of approximately 40,000 people, located 90 kilometres (56 mi) west-southwest of Mwanza. It is in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became the administrative headquarters of the newly created G..

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