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]
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]