Arusha District

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Arusha Urban District
Arusha Urban District's location within Arusha Region
Arusha Urban District's location within Arusha Region
Coordinates: 03°22′21″S 36°41′40″E / 3.37250°S 36.69444°E / -3.37250; 36.69444Coordinates: 03°22′21″S 36°41′40″E / 3.37250°S 36.69444°E / -3.37250; 36.69444
CountryTanzania
RegionArusha Region
Population
 (2012)
 • Total416,442

Arusha Urban District (or Arusha City Council) is one of the seven districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania, and it contains the regional and economic capital; the city of Arusha. It is bordered to the south, west and north by Arusha Rural District and to east by . As of 1994, Arusha District was the wealthiest district in Tanzania with 91,024 Tanzanian shillings.[1]

As of 2002, the population of the Arusha District was 282,712.[2]

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Arusha Urban District was 416,442.[3]

Transport[]

Paved Trunk road T2 from Kenyan border crossing at Namanga to Moshi passes through the Arusha Urban District and paved trunk road T5 from Babati ends in the district.[4]

The Usambara Railway from Tanga to Arusha ends in the district as well.

Arusha Airport is also located within the district's boundaries.

Administrative subdivisions[]

As of 2012, Arusha Urban District was administratively divided into 19 wards, three divisions and one constituency.[3]

Constituencies[]

For parliamentary elections, Arusha Region is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Arusha District had one constituency, Arusha Constituency.

Divisions[]

  • Elerai
  • Suye
  • Themi

Wards[]

Sources[]

References[]

  1. ^ Grawert, Elke (2009). Departures from Post-Colonial Authoritarianism: Analysis of System Change With a Focus on Tanzania. Peter Lang. p. 171. ISBN 978-3631574676. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Arusha: Arusha". Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Arusha Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ In English, the Swahili "Daraja Mbili" means two bridges.


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