Selela

Selela
Ward
Kata ya Selela
Country	Tanzania
Region	Arusha Region
District	Monduli District
Population
• Total	5,102

Selela is an administrative ward in the Monduli district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The name Selela means Clean water in the Maasai language.
According to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 5,102,^[1] in the 2012 census this number has risen to 8,703 (+ 71%). This number can be divided in the main village Selela (4,691) and the subvillage Mbaash (4,012).

View at Selela in the Rift Valley

Education[]

In Selela there are a number of schools:
- Selela Primary School is the largest and counts almost 1,200 children. .
- In the subvillage of Mbaash (which means 'between the mountains in Maasai language), about 16 km from Selela, there's also primary school which counts more than 500 children. The head teacher is Mr. Paakwai Meitamei.
- A third primary school is about 7 km from Selela village and is called Ndinyika Primary School, with more than children. Ndinyika means 'far from the boma' in Maasai language. .
- Oltinga Secondary School is built on the escarpment and overviews Selela village. This school has almost 400 students from the region around Selela. Head teacher is Mr. Kitally.

Health[]

Selela has a dispensary and since 2016 a new dispensary at Mbaash has opened . Selela and Mbaash are supported by Tanzania Support Foundation. This organization especially helped the Selela schools with several supplies (for example school desks, computers, books, exercise books, storage cupboards, construction materials for classrooms and teachers houses et cetera) and the medical dispensary (for example several medical supplies, wheelchairs, walkers and a solar installation).

Economy[]

Every Wednesday there's a market day at Selela village. In the village there are some guesthouses and small shops.

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