Businesses in Nzega

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Nzega

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	16
Education	16
Shopping	16
Primary and elementary schools	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	8
Churches	8
Other accommodation	8
Hospitals	7
Public administration	6
Gas station	6
Bars, pubs and taverns	5
Grocery stores and supermarkets	5
Photography	5

Nzega Facts

Area	6406.2 km²
Population	667,800
Male Population	326,041 (48.8%)
Female Population	341,759 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+211.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+61.0%
Median Age	15.7 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.4)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-4.21667, 33.18333

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Nzega Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	214,357	326,949	414,656	581,506	667,800
Population Density	33.5 / km²	51 / km²	64.7 / km²	90.8 / km²	104.2 / km²

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

Nzega Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 40.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Nzega	+171.3%	+77.9%	+40.2%
Tabora Region	+287.2%	+127.1%	+63.1%
Tanzania	+234.9%	+110.2%	+57.4%

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

Nzega Median Age

Median Age: 15.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Nzega	15.7 yrs	16.4 yrs	15 yrs
Tabora Region	15.6 yrs	16 yrs	15.1 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

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

Nzega Population Density

Population Density: 104 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Nzega	667,800	6,406.2 km²	104 / km²
Tabora Region	2.7 million	75,388 km²	36.5 / 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

Nzega Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 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 Nzega

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

Nzega CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nzega	164,811 tn	0.25 tn	25.7 tons/km²
Tabora Region	677,560 tn	0.25 tn	9 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

Nzega CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	164,811 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	25.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (3.8)

* 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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/31/02	11:12 PM	4.2	72.4 km	10,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/10/88	10:07 AM	4.7	49.1 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
12/24/83	1:30 AM	4.1	97.4 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
12/11/83	9:02 AM	5.3	96.5 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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