Area••..••.•••.•.••...•.....•.....•••.••.••••••.•••... 945,087 sq.km Estimated population ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 23,220,OOO (mid-87) Population density••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• approz. 24.6persq.km Rainyseason••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• November/December to March/April St;atis 1.20•~ Settl. estimc Lindi funds therec aqricl income which sectol authcJ 1.20. j inwh; comple proqri (UNDP: Finane theEl partne whom l theqe1.20. ~ Tanzar ChildJ andet Major1.20.1 theUn asylum qroup aqricu Misham settle theva 1,000 Theqo theso assist Sonqea were 5 rest Cl varioll Dar-ell Taborc DAR-ES-SALAAMDakawa­Morogoro _ *Settlement of refugees ordisplaced persons. ~RegIoncompnslng apopulation ~ofrefugees ordisplaced persons.MOZAMBIQUE•ArushaKENYA *Ulwyu •Sanges•Dodoma •Townorvillage•CapItalUNITED REPUBLIC OFTANZANIA Km.*Kigwa 500*Ulyankulu -Urambo 400 !Tabora. 300 !ZAMBIAUGANDA'Jlllr~ lA 200 !100ZAIRE o---- -------.------_._-1 - 1.20UNITED REPUBLIC OFTANZANIA Country overview Statistical informationA/AC.96/75l(Part I) page99 1.20.1 Asoftheendof1989,anestimated 266,850 refugees resided in theUnitedRepublic ofTanzania. Thisfigureincluded 350Somali asylum-seekers whoarrived inthelastquarter oftheyear. Thelargest groupofrefugees, numbering 154,700, isfromBurundi. Some132,000 were agriculturally self-sufficient andlivedintheruralsettlements of Mishamo, Katumba andUlyankulu. Theremaining 23,000werespontaneously settled in~"estern Tanzania. Oftheestimated 22,300Rwandese refugees, thevastmajority wasspontaneotlsly settled, whileasmallgroupofsome 1,000persons livedinaruralsettlement atBurigi, inKageraRegion. Thegovernment estimated that72,000Mozambican refugees were :_~cated in thesouthern regions ofRuvuma, LindiandMtwara. Ofthisgroup, UNHr.R assisted some12,500, mostofwhomwerelivinginLikuyusettlement in SongeaDistrict. Almostalloftheapproximately 16,000Zairian refugees werespontaneously settled onorneartheshoresofLakeTanganylka. The restoftherefugee population, approximately 1,500persons, wasof various nationalities andwasconcentrated, forthemostpart,in Dar-es-Salaam andtheruralsettlement andtransit centreatKigwa,in TaboraRegion. 1.20.2 Thedemographic breakdown oftheruralrefugee population in Tanzania showedanaverage of55percentfemale and4~percentmale. Children under18represented 56percentofthepopulation whilewomen andchildren takentogether madeup80percentoftherefugee total. Majordevelopments andachievements in1989andthefirstgyarter of1990 1.20.3 Theprocess ofsettling 12,500Mozambican refugees attheLikuyu Settlement inSongeaDistrict, RuvumaRegion, continued. Theauthorities estimated thatalargecaseloadof~pontaneously settled Mozambicans in LindiandMtwara Regions hadintegrated inlocalvillages. UNHCRprovided fundstothegovernment fortheregistration ofthisgroupandtheresults thereof willbereleased induecourse. Support, ranging from agricultural assistance forrecentarrivals tograntsfor income-generating projects, continued atKigwaSettlement nearTabora, whichhosted some400refugees ofdiverse origins. Thehand-over of sectors suchashealth andeducation wasbeingdiscussed withthe authcrities. 1.20.4 Theelectrical systemattheMpandaHospital, serving adistrict inwhichrefugees makeupmorethan50percent ~fthepopulation, was completed aspartofthefirstUNHCR-financed phaseofarehabilitation programme. Thepreparation oftheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP)-sponsored training phaseofthisprogramme wasfinalized. Financing fortherehabilitation ofinfrastructure wouldbeprovided by theEuropean Conununity (EC),assoonasanappropriate implement,ing partner wasidentified. ThestatusoftheSomaliasylum-seekers, someof whomreceived UNHCRcareandmaintenance assistance, wasunderreviewwith thegovernment.A/AC.96/7~1(Part I) page100 Durable solutioDs
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the humanitarian situation in Tanzania, specifically focusing on the settlement of refugees and displaced persons. It discusses demographic information, agricultural self-sufficiency, and the provision of assistance by organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The text also mentions infrastructure development and rehabilitation programs.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health