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Kisarawe Facts

Area	4031.4 km²
Population	114,415
Male Population	57,215 (50.0%)
Female Population	57,200 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+83.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+25.6%
Median Age	22.2 years (Male: 21.6, Female: 22.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,445 (2022)
Area Codes	23
Neighborhoods	Mbezi
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-6.90000, 39.06667

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Kisarawe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	62,286	79,334	91,081	108,595	114,415	120,177	125,714
Population Density	15.5 / km²	19.7 / km²	22.6 / km²	26.9 / km²	28.4 / km²	29.8 / km²	31.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Kisarawe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 25.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kisarawe	+83.7%	+44.2%	+25.6%
Pwani Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

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

Kisarawe Median Age

Median Age: 22.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kisarawe	22.2 yrs	22.8 yrs	21.6 yrs
Pwani Region	19.7 yrs	20.4 yrs	19.1 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

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

Kisarawe Population Density

Population Density: 28.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kisarawe	114,415	4,031.4 km²	28.4 / km²
Pwani Region	1.3 million	31,909.3 km²	39.4 / 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

Kisarawe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kisarawe

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

Kisarawe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$421	$489	$898	$1,195	$1,291	$1,689	$2,316	$2,445
Total GDP	$221.3M	$240.3M	$292.3M	$306.8M	$450.4M	$478.7M	$671.1M	$749.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kisarawe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kisarawe	30,098 tn	0.26 tn	7.5 tons/km²
Pwani Region	328,373 tn	0.26 tn	10.3 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

Kisarawe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	30,098 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
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
9/8/15	11:43 PM	4.8	87.3 km	10,000 m	59km ESE of Vikindu, Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/24/13	5:02 AM	4.1	88.8 km	14,600 m	46km N of Kilindoni, Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/10/11	8:28 AM	4.8	65.9 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/9/97	2:38 AM	4.4	65.2 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
2/25/92	8:10 PM	4.5	94.8 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
1/4/77	8:44 PM	5.2	84.7 km	33,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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