Mwika Kusini
| Mwika Kusini | |
|---|---|
| Town and ward | |
| Country |
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| Region | Kilimanjaro Region |
| District | Moshi Rural |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 19,645 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mwika Kusini is a town and ward in the Moshi Rural district of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Its population according to the 2012 census was 19,645.[1] The economic activities conducted is agriculture ,transportation and business,and through agriculture the natives plants maize, coffee,banana and there is a popular market for buying and selling of banana that are exported with high amount to the city of Dar es salama Mwika kusini ward is bordered with Mwika kaskazini ward in the northern,in the estern bordered with Rombo district, southern bordered with makuyuni ward and in the western bordered with marangu mashariki. Geography of Mwika kusini if you want to reach,you can use two main roads,kilacha road to mwika and marangu to mwika. Mwika people (Chaga people) have their traditional food according to food crops they grow in their region. Most of food among Chaga people are made by banana; an example is machalari, which is most favorite food among Chaga. Machalari is prepared with banana and meat, while other traditional food includes kiburu, kitawa, mtori, mlaso, ngararimo, kisusio, kimamtine and others of the like, according to nature of crops and animals on the Chaga land.