Arusha Rural District

Arusha Rural District
District

Arusha Rural District's location within Arusha Region.
Coordinates: 03°15′38″S 36°38′28″E / 3.26056°S 36.64111°E / -3.26056; 36.64111Coordinates: 03°15′38″S 36°38′28″E / 3.26056°S 36.64111°E / -3.26056; 36.64111
Country Tanzania
Region Arusha Region
Area[1]
 • Total 1,547.6 km2 (597.5 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 323,198

Arusha Rural District (or Arusha District Council) is one of the six districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Longido District, to the east by Meru District, to the south by Kilimanjaro Region, to the west by Monduli District, and it surrounds Arusha City.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Arusha Rural District was 323,198.[2]

Transport

Paved Trunk road T2 from Kenyan border crossing at Kamanga to Moshi and paved trunk road T5 from Babati to Arusha pass through Arusha Rural District.[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Arusha Rural District was administratively divided into 21 wards.[2]

Wards

  • Bangata
  • Bwawani
  • Ilkiding'a
  • Kimnyaki
  • Kiranyi
  • Kisongo
  • Mateves
  • Mlangarini
  • Moivo
  • Mussa
  • Mwandeti
  • Nduruma
  • Oldonyosambu
  • Oljoro
  • Olkokola
  • Olmotonyi
  • Olorieni
  • Oltoroto
  • Oltrumet
  • Sambasha
  • Sokon II

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Arusha District Council". Arusha Region Office, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Arusha Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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