Moshi District

Moshi Urban is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The regional capital of Moshi is located in the Moshi Urban District. The district is bordered to the north by the Moshi Rural District, to the east by the Mwanga District and to the south and west by the Manyara Region.

Moshi Urban District
District
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kilimanjaro Region
Population  (2012)
• Total	184,292

Donkeys pulling a cart through a water stream during the rain season in Boma

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Moshi Urban District is 144,336.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Moshi Urban District was 184,292.[1]

Wards

The Moshi Urban District is administratively divided into 21 wards:[2][3]

• Bondeni
• Kaloleni
• Karanga (English Meaning: "peanuts")
• Kiboriloni
• Kilimanjaro
• Kiusa
• Korongoni
• Longuo
• Majengo (English Meaning: "buildings")
• Mawenzi
• Mji Mpya (English Meaning: "new Town")
• Msaranga
• Njoro
• Rau
• Pasua
• Ng'ambo
• Mfumuni
• Miembeni
• Soweto
• Boma Mbuzi
• Shirimatunda

Sources

• Moshi Urban District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

See also

• Districts of Tanzania
• Same District
• Hai District
• Rombo District
• Moshi Rural District
• Mwanga District
• Chaga people
• Pare people

References

1. "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)