Official name	Dodoma
Native name
Settlement type
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Pushpin map	Tanzania
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Pushpin mapsize	300
Coordinates region	TZ
Subdivision type	Country
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Subdivision type1	Region
Subdivision name1	Dodoma
Leader title	Mayor
Leader name	Francis Mazanda
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Area magnitude	1 E9
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Area land km2	2576
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Population as of	2002
Population total	324347
Population density km2	125.9
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Dodoma (literally "It has sunk" in Gogo), officially Dodoma Urban District, population 324,347 (2002 census), is the national capital of Tanzania, and the capital of the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma. Tanzania's National Assembly moved there in February 1996, but many government offices remain in the previous national capital, Dar es Salaam, which remains the commercial capital.

Geography

Located at , in the center of the country, the town is west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and south of Arusha, the headquarters of the East African Community. It covers an area of of which is urbanised.

Demographics

Out of the total population, 157,469 people (48.5 percent) are male while 166,878 people (51.5 percent) are female. The estimated total number of households is 74,914 with an average household size of 4.3 people. The Roman Catholic Church reports that 19.2% of the population are Roman Catholics. Dodoma is populated by different ethnic groups because it is a government administrative centre, although the indigenous ethnic groups are the Gogo, Rangi, and Sandawe. There are also small Arab and Indian minorities.

History

During the German wars, the town of Dodoma was founded at the same time as the construction of the Tanzanian central railway. American architect James Rossant developed a master plan for the new capital in 1986, sponsored by the United Nations.

Infrastructure

A major highway connects Dodoma with the former capital of Dar es Salaam via the Morogoro region in the east. To the west, there are roads to Mwanza and Kigoma going through Tabora. The Great North Road links the city with Arusha to the north, via Kondoa. The city is also served by the Central railway line which connects it over a distance of 465 kilometres (288 miles) with Dar es Salaam in the east. The city's airport is managed by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority; the size of planes is limited to small private aircraft. There are plans to build a new airport outside the city with increased runway length and weight-bearing capacity.

Dodoma municipal authority is also responsible for the upkeep of the nearby Hombolo Dam.

Climate

Dodoma features a semi-arid climate with relatively warm temperatures throughout the year. While average highs are somewhat consistent throughout the year. Average lows can dip to as low as during the course of the year. Dodoma averages 570 mm of precipitation per year, the bulk of which occurs during its short wet season between December and March. The remainder of the year comprises the city’s dry season.

Education

There are two universities in Dodoma: St Johns University of Tanzania, owned by the Anglican Church of Tanzania, and University of Dodoma, currently with 6,000 students. It is projected to have a total of 40,000 students in three to four years time. Both Universities were officially opened in 2007.

Culture and sport

The city is represented in the Tanzanian Premier League by football clubs Polisi Dodoma and JKT Ruvu Stars.

Notes

and CDA Dodoma.

External links

Dodoma Guide - Gateway to the Capital City of Tanzania

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodoma

Anglican Diocese of Central Tanganyika

Dodoma Tanzania Health Development

St Johns University of Tanzania

Institute of Rural Development Planning - Chuo cha mipango

University of Dodoma

DONET - Dodoma Environmental Network of Tanzania

Pictures of Dodoma and its surroundings on Flickr

Category:Populated places in Tanzania Category:Capitals in Africa Category:Regional capitals in Tanzania Category:Dodoma Region

Harrison Mungai "Harry" Kimani (b. ca. 1982) is a Kenyan musician and composer.

Biography

Kimani grew up with music, teaching himself to play the guitar by watching an older brother perform. He attended Kirangari High School in Nairobi, where he already showed a great interest in music; he sang, composed songs, participated in music festivals and, at one time, conducted the school choir. His first love in high school inspired him to compose a song called "African Woman," which was well-received among his friends; they urged him to record the song.

In 1999, Kimani left school to look for a recording studio. Eventually, in 2000, he met producer Maurice Oyando of Next Level Productions; with Oyando's assistance, he recorded "African Woman," which was released as a single. The song began to receive air play on several radio stations in Nairobi. Encouraged by this early success, Kimani returned to the studio to record a complete album, tentatively titled African Woman. A second single, "Tuohere" (God Forgive Us), was released for radio play. Although the African Woman album was completed in 2001, it was not released due to lack of funds. Undaunted, Kimani returned to the studio to work on another album while his first one waited for release. He has since recorded and released two albums, Unborn and Tiushi Mi Nawe.

When the Festival Mundial officials visited Kenya in September 2002, they were impressed by Kimani's talents. He performed at the 2003 Sarakasi Festival in Nairobi and was part of a group of Kenyan artists invited to perform at the Festival Mundial in June 2003 in the Netherlands.

Harry Kimani was also featured in the award winning African hop-hop documentary Hip-hop Colony.

In 2009, Harry released his latest album, "the Quest".

Style

Kimani's musical style has been described as "African soul and a little bit of rumba and R&B;." He sings in three languages--English, Kikuyu and Swahili—and his lyrics address the issues of everyday life and society. His recent performances have included the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, North Sea Jazz Salutes Nairobi, and Bløf's Umoja Project launch in Amsterdam.

Discography

The Quest - 2009

Tuishi Mi Nawe - Sawa Sawa Fair Trade Label 2006

Unborn - 2005 (collaborative effort with Bamboo, Attitude, Mercy Myra and more)

African Woman - 2001 (unreleased)

Awards

Won:

2005 Kisima Music Awards for Best Music Video & Best Song

Nominated: 2005 Kora Awards - Most Promising Male Artiste

References

Kimani's biography on Sarakasi.org

External links

Harry's MySpace page

Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Kenyan musicians Category:Kisima Music Award winners

Name	Daniel McFadden
Birth date	July 29, 1937
Birth place	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Field	Econometrics
Work institution	University of California, Berkeley, MIT, University of Southern California
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Doctoral advisor	Leonid Hurwicz
Doctoral students	Walter Erwin Diewert
Known for	Discrete choice
Prizes	John Bates Clark Medal (1975)Frisch Medal (1986)Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2000)

Daniel Little McFadden (born July 29, 1937) is an econometrician who shared the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Heckman ; McFadden's share of the prize was "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice". He was the E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is considered one of the most influential economists in the world.

McFadden was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he received a B.S. in Physics at age 19, and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science (Economics) five years later (1962). While at the University of Minnesota, his graduate advisor was Leonid Hurwicz, who was awarded the Economics Nobel Prize in 2007.

In 1964, McFadden joined the faculty of UC Berkeley and focused his research in areas including choice behavior and the problem of linking economic theory and measurement. He won the John Bates Clark Medal in 1975 and the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics in 2000. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981. In 1977, he moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but returned to Berkeley in 1991. After his return, McFadden founded the Econometrics Laboratory, which is devoted to statistical computation for economics applications. He remains its director. He is a trustee of the Economists for Peace and Security.

In January 2011, Dr. McFadden was appointed the Presidential Professor of Health Economics at the University of Southern California (USC), and the announcement of this appointment was published on January 10, 2011. Professor McFadden will have joint appointments at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and the Department of Economics at USC College to examine fundamental problems facing the health care sector, looking specifically at how consumers make choices about health insurance and medical services.

See also

List of economists

References

External links

Daniel McFadden's homepage

2000 Nobel Prize in Economics

2000 Neemers Prize in Economics

IDEAS/RePEc

Category:1937 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Category:Econometricians Category:American economists Category:American Nobel laureates Category:Nobel laureates in Economics Category:University of Minnesota alumni Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty Category:Econometrics Category:People from Raleigh, North Carolina