African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 90 New Administrative Division (Map of Easter Egg Chapter for reference)
1867 8 Month 11 Day.

With the last batch of nationals of the Sultanate of Zanzibar being sent to Zanzibar Island, the East African colonies took full control of the mainland part of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

In order to facilitate the management of the colony, and thoroughly digest these newly acquired lands.

After a series of studies and discussions between Ernst and the high-level colonial government, the administrative divisions of the East African colonies were further divided.

The first is that the Kenyan colony was split into three administrative regions and merged into the East African colony, in order from west to east.

In the west, with Kisumu on the north shore of the Great Lakes (Lake Victoria) Kavilondo Bay as the capital, the Western Region of Kenya was established.

Like Mwanza, Kisumu is located along the bay of the Great Lakes (Lake Victoria). In the past, Kisumu was the third largest city in Kenya, while Mwanza was the second largest city in Tanzania. This shows that the conditions in the Great Lakes region are different. superior.

In the future, after the plague in the northwest dissipates, Kampala, the capital of the Kingdom of Buganda, can be seized to build a troika of urban and economic development around the Great Lakes region.

Central Kenya is established with Nairobi as the capital.

Needless to say, Nairobi was the capital of Kenya in the previous life, and it is also the largest city in East Africa, with great potential for development. The coffee plantation developed by the current East African colony is not far from Nairobi.

In the east, Mombasa is the capital, and the Kenya East Region is established.

As one of the two most important ports in East Africa in the future (the other is Dar es Salaam), Mombasa has excellent traffic conditions and is currently the most prosperous and lively area in Kenya.

Except for the division of Kenya.Ernst and the East African colonial government also fine-tuned the administrative divisions in Tanzania.

The first is the first town, the central seat of the East African colonial government. Its jurisdiction was re-divided, and Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam were included in the first town, and the central district was established.

The newly established Central District is full of rows. Although it is the smallest in the administrative districts of the East African colonies, it is the strongest. In addition to sitting on the first town, the administrative center of East Africa, Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam Two port cities have also been included, and there is also the second town, the earliest planned immigrant stronghold.

The infrastructure construction of these four cities can be said to be the most complete in the current East African colonies, and the future development prospects will not be bad.

The capital of Upper Primorye was also changed from the third town (Kitunga) to Tanga.

As one of the only four port cities in the East African colonies, Tanga Port is also one of the few cities with industries (sisal processing plants) in the East African colonies, and its potential far exceeds that of the third town.

Kitunga is too close to the first town to highlight its advantages, so it was downgraded. However, the third town under the first-mover advantage is still the second-ranked city in the Shanghai Binhai District.

With the evacuation of the residents of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, other lands along the coast of the original Zanzibar were also included in the adjacent regions.

In this way, the central coastal area and the lower coastal area have also become coastal areas. From south to north, the coastal areas of the East African colony are the Eastern Kenya, the upper coastal area, the central area, the middle coastal area, and the lower coastal area.

In this way, the large districts of the East African colony rose from ten to fourteen (the first town became the central district, plus three districts in Kenya.)
In order to develop the southern part of the East African colony, this meeting also decided to build a new port city along the southern coast of the East African colony.

That is, Mtwara, which is located in the lower coastal area, mainly serves the lower coastal area and the East Malawi Lake District.

Affected by the previous East African colonial policies and geographical location, the lower coastal area and the East Malawi Lake area can be said to be the two regions with the lowest sense of colonial presence in East Africa.

In the past, the main development and expansion directions of the East African colonies were mainly in the west and north, and there was a war with the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the middle, and they have not paid attention to the south.

As a result, its immigration rate is even slower than that of the western inland region, and is at the same level as several large regions in the central region.

It is understandable that there are fewer immigrants in the several large areas in the central region. After all, the threat to the center of the East African colony is small.

But the south has to pay attention. The Portuguese in the south are not vegetarians. Although Portugal has been declining over the years, its overseas power is not something that Ernst or even the current Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire can touch.

Therefore, it is extremely important to strengthen the population in the south and consolidate the security of the East African colonies.

Colonists in this era have great autonomy, so even if Portugal has no idea about the East African colonies, the high-level Portuguese East African colonies have a crooked mind, and the country can't control it.

The Portuguese have been in Mozambique since 1497, and their Mozambique (also known as Portuguese East Africa) colony has a history of 400 years.

Such a deep-rooted rule has a fairly solid foundation. Judging from its history, the Portuguese have been thinking about the East African colonies, and there was a conflict with the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

Therefore, it cannot be taken lightly, and the capital of the lower coastal area, Ron Roda, and the capital of Songgaia, the capital of the East Malawi Lake District, are very close to Portuguese East Africa. It is necessary to strengthen the military strength of the two places to deter the Portuguese.

Colonial activities in this era are actually not very lofty. It is a group of people with advanced weapons to conquer backward areas and plunder local resources.

And excellent resources, such as gold and silver minerals, will naturally be contested, so the colonists often fight among themselves.

East Africa is relatively barren, without any outstanding resources, and the environment is not superior. The vast grasslands, even in the era of the slave trade, cannot compete with West Africa.

The only advantage of the East African colony is that Ernst personally planned its development route and vigorously promoted its construction.

Therefore, the superiority of planning is reflected everywhere in the East African colonies. The number of immigrants in the East African colonies has increased rapidly, and the number of indigenous people has decreased sharply.

For example, the Portuguese next door have developed Mozambique for hundreds of years, and the number of immigrants is not as large as that of the East African colonies that have been developed for less than two years. Moreover, they use a large number of black labor and let them grow. The seeds of East African independence were planted (independence in 1975).

In the previous life, Portuguese East Africa ruled Mozambique for 500 years. It is not too much to say that it has been since ancient times, but finally left in despair.

However, in the current East African colony, the number of natives in the territory has dropped from a few million to hundreds of thousands, and they are still consumables. The scale will continue to decline in the future. In a few years, the entire East African colony will be dominated by European and Chinese immigrants ( It will not be completely cleared in two to thirty years, after all, the big projects behind will need their efforts).

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