Hai District, Kilimanjaro Explained

Hai
Official Name:Wilaya ya Hai, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro
Nickname:Gateway to Kilimanjaro
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:-3.4084°N 37.1687°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Tanzania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kilimanjaro Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Established Title:District
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Hai Mjini
Area Total Km2:902
Population Demonym:Haian
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:210,533
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Tanzanian Postal Code
Postal Code:25-3
Demographics Type1:Ethnic groups
Demographics1 Title1:Settler
Demographics1 Info1:Swahili
Demographics1 Title2:Native
Demographics1 Info2:Chaga

Hai is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.The district covers approximately 1217km2.[1] It is bordered to the southwest by the Meru District of Arusha Region, to the west by the Siha District, and to the east by the Moshi Urban District and Moshi Rural District and the Rombo District to the far north.The western breach part of Mount Kilimanjaro is located in the Hai District.According to the 2022 census, the population of the Hai District was 240,999.[2] [3]

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

The Hai District is divided administratively into 10 wards:

In the Hai District, 80 percent of inhabitants have clean drinking water, and there are two new water supply schemes under construction to help the rest of the population. These are owned and operated by the people of Hai, and this makes them accountable for their own water.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  2. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-10 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
  4. Web site: Community Participation - No More Cholera . Inwent.org . Immacultata Raphael . 1 March 2011 . 2011-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615075042/http://www.inwent.org/ez/articles/193005/index.en.shtml . 2011-06-15 . dead .