Mpanda Facts

Area15402.4 km²
Population383,430
Male Population190,025 (49.6%)
Female Population193,405 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+406.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+91.9%
Median Age15.5 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 15.7)
Local Time
TimezoneEast Africa Time
Lat & Lng-6.34379, 31.06951

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Mpanda Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population75,714138,350199,778334,989383,430
Population Density4.9 / km²9 / km²13 / km²21.7 / km²24.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mpanda Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 67.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Mpanda+342.4%+142.1%+67.7%
Tanzania+234.9%+110.2%+57.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mpanda Median Age

Median Age: 15.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Mpanda15.5 yrs15.7 yrs15.4 yrs
Tanzania17.7 yrs18.2 yrs17.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Mpanda Population Density

Population Density: 24.9 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Mpanda383,43015,402.4 km²24.9 / km²
Tanzania53.2 million940,193.6 km²56.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mpanda Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mpanda

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

Mpanda CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Mpanda93,107 tn0.24 tn6 tons/km²
Tanzania13,721,720 tn0.26 tn14.6 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
Mpanda CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)93,107 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (4)
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeMedium (3.8)

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

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
11/24/188:05 PM4.221.5 km10,000 m18km S of Mpanda, Tanzaniausgs.gov
8/26/188:46 PM4.614.5 km10,000 m10km SSW of Mpanda, Tanzaniausgs.gov
10/22/176:05 AM5.145.8 km10,000 m44km NW of Mpanda, Tanzaniausgs.gov
1/8/1410:07 PM4.721.1 km10,000 m17km SSW of Mpanda, Tanzaniausgs.gov
9/7/103:45 PM4.640.3 km10,000 mLake Tanganyika region, Tanzaniausgs.gov
5/22/079:48 PM4.730 km10,000 mLake Tanganyika region, Tanzaniausgs.gov
8/15/047:34 PM4.485.5 km10,000 mLake Tanganyika region, Dem. Republic of the Congo-Tanzaniausgs.gov
11/22/019:27 AM4.486.2 km10,000 mLake Tanganyika region, Tanzaniausgs.gov
7/13/017:23 PM4.862 km10,000 mLake Tanganyika region, Tanzaniausgs.gov
4/1/929:18 AM3.824.7 km10,000 mLake Tanganyika region, Tanzaniausgs.gov

Mpanda

Mpanda is a city in Katavi Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative centre of Katavi Region, Mpanda District and is itself one of the four districts of the region. is a "frontier town" in the far west of Tanzania, roughly 500 km nor..

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