Njombe Region (Mkoa wa Njombe in Swahili) is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions which covers a land area of 21,347 km2 (8,242 sq mi). The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of El Salvador.
Njombe Region is bordered to the north by the Iringa Region and Mbeya Region, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by the Ruvuma Region and to the west by Lake Nyasa. The regional capital is the municipality of Njombe. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 702,097.
The name Njombe originated from a name of a tree species called ‘Mdzombe’ for singular and Mazdombe for plural which then dominant in one of its localities known as Mdandu. And it was in Mdandu where the Germans chose to build an administrative and defence block; the Boma.
The Njombe Region is situated in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands Zone. It shares borders with the regions of Iringa to the north, Morogoro to the east, Mbeya to the west, Ruvuma to the south, and the Republic of Malawi to the north west via Lake Nyasa.
The Njombe region has a total surface area of 24,994 square kilometers, of which 3,695 square kilometers (14.8 percent) are water from Lake Nyasa, and 21,299 square kilometers (85.2 percent) are land. The Njombe region occupies around 2.8 percent of the 881,300 sq. km. of territory on the Tanzanian Mainland, making it the fifth-smallest region in terms of total area in the entire nation.
At the district level, Ludewa District Council has the most land (8,397 sq km, or 33.6%), with a land area of 6,325 sq km and a water area of 2,072 sq km. With a surface size of 5,800 sq. km., Makete DC comes in second, followed by Wanging’ombe DC, which has 3,570 sq. km. of territory. The Makambako Town Council recorded the least land area at 862 square kilometers, or 3.4 percent.
Additionally, it was noted that the town councils of Njombe and Makambako do not have any water areas, although Ludewa DC (2,072 sq. km) and Wanging’ombe DC both have tiny water areas (226 sq. km.).
List of Secondary Schools in Njombe
Private and Government Secondary Schools (O-Level or A-Level Advance) Shule Za Sekondari Best Schools (Bweni-Boarding and Day).
Njombe Schools
- S0190 – St. Joseph-Kilocha Seminary
- S0282 – Mission Njombe Secondary School
- S0535 – Makoga Secondary School
- S0705 – Lupila Secondary School
- S0742 – Bulongwa Secondary School
- S0830 – Masimbwe Secondary School
- S1476 – Ikuwo Secondary School
- S2058 – Thomas Nyimbo Secondary School
- S2318 – Yakobi Secondary School
- S2361 – Mavanga Secondary School
- S2369 – Uliwa Secondary School
- S2392 – Kayao Secondary School
- S2630 – Idamba Secondary School
- S2827 – Mang’oto Secondary School
- S2828 – Mount Chafukwe Secondary School
- S2829 – Ipelele Secondary School
- S3096 – Mundindi Secondary School
- S3459 – Ikovo Secondary School
- S3683 – Usililo Secondary School
- S3829 – Madilu Secondary School
- S3836 – Ipepo Secondary School
- S4047 – Viziwi Njombe Secondary School
- S4364 – Ukwama Secondary School
- S4365 – Mbalatse Secondary School
- S4552 – Agnes Trust Secondary School
- S4593 – Itulahumba Secondary School
- S4641 – Symbiosis Secondary School
- S4660 – Mt.Masusa Secondary School
- S4715 – Ketewaka Secondary School
- S4742 – Luana Secondary School
- S4828 – Gilgal Secondary School
- S4857 – Kitulo Secondary School
- S4864 – Ngogo Secondary School
- S0167 – Kidugala Lutheran Seminary
- S0257 – Mcf-Makambako Girls Secondary School
- S0270 – St. Getrude Girls Secondary School
- S0271 – Manyunyu Secondary School
- S0279 – Emmaberg Girls Secondary School
- S0426 – Wanging’ombe Secondary School
- S0427 – Makambako Secondary School
- S0428 – Mpechi Secondary School
- S0429 – Lupembe Secondary School
- S0430 – Uwemba Secondary School
- S0431 – Mtwango Secondary School
- S0444 – Itamba Secondary School
- S0487 – Madunda Secondary School
- S0500 – Wanike Secondary School
- S0527 – Ulayasi Secondary School
- S0602 – Manda Secondary School
- S0618 – Lupalilo Secondary School
- S0653 – Mwakavuta Secondary School
- S0655 – Kifanya Secondary School
- S0801 – Matola Secondary School
- S1086 – Ludewa Secondary School
- S1157 – Iwawa Secondary School
- S1158 – Lugarawa Secondary School
- S1325 – Igwachanya Secondary School
- S1331 – Ikuna Secondary School
- S1332 – Mahongole Secondary School
- S1364 – Ilembula Secondary School
- S1409 – Hagafilo Sec. School
- S1494 – Ulembwe Secondary School
- S1495 – Genesis High School
- S1515 – Mabatini Secondary School
- S1528 – Wende Secondary School
- S1610 – Chief Kidulile Secondary School
- S1674 – Philip Mangula Secondary School
- S1691 – Maguvani Secondary School
- S1709 – Maheve Secondary School
- S1711 – Mt. Livingstone Secondary School
- S1713 – J M Makweta Secondary School
- S1730 – Kidegembye Secondary School
- S1913 – Itipingi Secondary School
- S2056 – Luhololo Secondary School
- S2057 – Maria Nyerere Secondary School
- S2300 – Mtimbwe Secondary School
- S2349 – Mgola Secondary School
- S2357 – Mount Kipengere Secondary School
- S2373 – Kijombe Secondary School
- S2391 – Luduga Secondary School
- S2550 – Mlondwe Secondary School
- S2629 – Mulunga Secondary School
- S2631 – Mukilima Secondary School
- S2649 – Osp Ruhuji Secondary School
- S2653 – Sovi Secondary School
- S2826 – Kipagalo Secondary School
- S3143 – Igima Secondary School
- S3467 – Mbeyela Secondary School
- S3523 – Saja Secondary School
- S3596 – Mavala Secondary School
- S3641 – Naboti Secondary School
- S3647 – Mchuchuma Secondary School
- S3664 – Matamba Secondary School
- S3844 – Mbogamo Secondary School
- S3999 – Kipagamo Secondary School
- S4003 – Venite Secondary School
- S4227 – Lyamkena Secondary School
- S4260 – Ilowola Secondary School
- S4719 – St. Alois Secondary School
- S4744 – Makonde Secondary School
The Njombe Region, a part of Tanzania’s Southern Highlands zone, has extensive rainy seasons and brief dry seasons, which are typically cool with moderate winds. The yearly total rainfall varies greatly geographically, seasonally, and annually, ranging from 600mm to 1,600mm.
A single, very distinct rainy season that lasts from November through May is followed by a chilly, dry season that lasts from May to September. Depending on the altitude, the temperature in the area can range from 0°C in May and June to roughly 20°C to 24°C in October and November.
Furthermore, there can be significant temperature changes between day and night, with scorching afternoons reaching temperatures of up to 26 °C and chilly evenings and nights reaching temperatures of less than 0 °C.
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