Chapter 864 Morogoro City
Ernst has been undecided about the location of the new capital, but this is normal. After all, moving the capital is an important national policy. Moreover, the central region, which Ernst is more optimistic about, is less developed than the eastern region. At present, the forest coverage rate in the central region exceeds 70%, so one can imagine the local construction situation.
Of course, this data is not from East Africa. The current East African government does not have the time to count the national forest conditions. The forest coverage rate in East Africa is very high. Even in the Somali region to the west, large tracts of forest can be found. Today, the forestry resources in the Congo Basin account for more than half of the entire Africa.
Of course, due to the development of East Africa, the forest area in East Africa is now decreasing rapidly. However, Africa has had almost undeveloped forest resources for thousands of years. Even if East Africa continues to develop for dozens or hundreds of years, it is likely that the forest resources will not be exhausted. After all, while East Africa itself is cutting down trees, it will also plant and introduce some excellent tree species.
This is very common in East African cities, which generally attach great importance to greening, which is very different from current European cities. Therefore, even in Dar es Salaam, you can see many parks, roadside trees and green belts.
The contrast with highly industrialized cities such as Berlin is particularly obvious. The streets in the city center of Berlin are extremely expensive and there are few green plants. Besides buildings and houses, there are only lonely street lights on the roadside.
This also makes Europeans who have stayed in Dar es Salaam and Mombasa call the two cities "Green Cities". In fact, most cities in East Africa use the two cities as templates and their development is similar. The only famous cities in East Africa that foreigners can name are Dar es Salaam and Mombasa. If you add another one, it will be the New Port of Hamburg.
Maputo is also quite well-known, mainly because it was briefly famous during the South African War, but its urban construction is very different from other cities in East Africa.
Of course, the cities of the 19th century were dominated by the aesthetics of industrial violence. Steel bars, cement and concrete are more pleasing to the eye in today's era. This is true for London, New York, Berlin and Paris. In comparison, East Africa is an outlier.
Of course, Berlin's environment looks much better than Paris and London, because Berlin has a large area and a much smaller population density than Paris and London.
Just like the black smoke in the factory, Ernst would associate it with "pollution", but in today's era, it is the breath of "industrialization". The black water flowing in the Seine River in Paris, France and the Thames River in London, England is even more of a symbol of the "civilized era".
However, any city that has experienced industrialization cannot avoid these problems. East Africa just tries to avoid some problems that are visible to the naked eye. For example, the air in the First Town and Soga City is visibly cleaner than that in Dar es Salaam. It does not look like a modern city in the 19th century, but more like a large town.
In addition, the public infrastructure in East African cities is more adequate than in other cities, mainly in terms of roads, parks, public toilets, sewer networks, etc.
Of course, this is only reflected in several major cities in East Africa. Emerging cities or areas with poor economic levels are another matter. However, as time goes by, the future will definitely be like these big cities.
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August 1893.
It is better to see the specific situation in the central region with your own eyes, so Ernst decided to go to the central region for an inspection.
As the train started moving, Ernst's inspection trip officially began. Heading west along the railway line, the areas around the first town were scenes that Ernst was quite familiar with.
In recent years, with the rise of East African national strength, the development of the eastern region has become increasingly complete. From the first town to Morogoro, rice fields, reservoirs and villages can be seen everywhere, and relatively flat roads can be seen. Now, in the area centered on the first town, the main trunk roads have completed the hardening project.
Soon the train arrived at Morogoro City, which is the only sizable city between the First Town and Dodoma. Although it cannot compare with the eastern coastal areas, it is also a relatively well-developed area in the inland area.
"The most famous thing about Morogoro City is the Central Canal Project. This is the main passage area of the Central Canal West Line Project. The reason why Morogoro has been able to develop rapidly is due to the local transportation development, including the trinity of railways, roads, and canals. It is connected to the eastern urban agglomeration and is located at the foot of Mount Uluguru. It is the agricultural center of the region and also one of the country's major sisal, timber and rubber processing centers..." The accompanying Minister of Commerce John Lear introduced to Ernst.
As a city under the jurisdiction of the Central Province, Morogoro has a relatively prominent position in East Africa. It is a regional transportation hub. To the south is the Uluguru Mountains, and to the west is the Udzungwa Mountains on the edge of the East African Plateau. A mountain plain is formed between the two, and it merges with the East African coastal plain in the north.
So Morogoro has mountains and water, and because it is located south of the equator, according to the Far Eastern Empire, this is a typical place with sunny mountains and shady waters.
There is some difference in latitude between East Africa and the Far Eastern Empire. Most of East Africa is located in the southern hemisphere, so the feng shui of Morogoro is opposite to that of the Far Eastern Empire, and the opposite is true for the land north of the equator.
Ernst listened to his subordinates' introduction with great interest. The local development could be clearly seen from the outside. Morogoro was smaller in scale than the First Town, but not by much. As the administrative center of East Africa, the First Town was actually not very large and could only be considered a medium-sized city.
Morogoro mainly processes agricultural products and also has some transportation functions, so its development to this point is quite good. In terms of its scale, Morogoro is even better developed than the provincial capitals of many backward areas in East Africa.
This is easy to understand. After the canal was connected, the connection between Morogoro and several eastern cities actually became closer. With the help of railways and other transportation, Morogoro is about 100 kilometers away from several eastern cities, which is almost negligible.
At the same time, Morogoro is the only city in the western part of the Central Province. It can effectively accept industrial transfer from the east and is conducive to concentrating resources in the western part of the Central Province. For example, local advantageous crops, sisal, rubber, timber, etc. are all concentrated in Morogoro. After preliminary processing, they are sent to the east, especially Dar es Salaam. A large part of the raw materials for industrial development come from Morogoro.
Moreover, Morogoro's resources can also radiate to Dodoma City in the west through railways. Although Dodoma is not far from Morogoro, the climatic conditions of the two are very different, especially the rainfall.
Most of Morogoro is located on the windward slope of the southeast trade wind, so the precipitation is very abundant, while the precipitation in Dodoma is one of the lowest in eastern East Africa. In addition, due to the plateau climate, the temperature is also lower than Morogoro.
This has made Morogoro one of the largest rubber and timber producing areas at the intersection of the eastern coastal plains and the East African Plateau in East Africa.
Moreover, East Africa's rubber and forestry resources are mainly concentrated in the Congo Basin and its surrounding areas, deep inland, which makes Morogoro and other places the main rubber producing areas closest to the eastern coastal areas, especially Dar es Salaam.
In addition, since it controls the important railway passage between the East African Plateau and the eastern coastal plains, Morogoro's future development potential is not bad.
It is worth mentioning that the first experimental hydropower station in East Africa was built in Morogoro City, so in the future, the electricity in Morogoro City will be among the best in East African cities.
This area is located at the intersection of the East African Plateau and the coastal plain. It has a large terrain difference and abundant rainfall, so it has great potential for hydropower in the future. In the past, the Tanzanian government built a large hydropower station near the area to supply the city of Dar es Salaam.
(End of this chapter)
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