Himo, Tanzania Explained

Himo
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Coordinates:-3.38°N 37.55°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Tanzania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kilimanjaro Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Moshi District Council
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Makuyuni
Timezone1:East Africa Time
Utc Offset1:3
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:25223

Himo is a town in the Makuyuni ward of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania.[1]

Location

Himo is located at -3.38°N 37.55°W. Its growth in the 1980s was boosted when it became the centre of a thriving smuggling trade across the Kenyan border.[2]

Himo is a central point town of the Moshi district. It is about 29km (18miles) east of Moshi and about 15km (09miles) from the Kenyan border and the town of Taveta. Himo is the start of the road north to Marangu, which is near the start of the Marangu Route to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Himo started to thrive in the 1950s with the arrival of the Moshi Trading company where they built a local railway system to work in the sisal plantations nearby. At that time some of the prominent Indian and Arab merchants made a foothold on the business and some are still present to this day.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Diyamett, B.D. . The Case of Himo and Its Region, Northern Tanzania . International Institute for Environment and Development . 2001 . 1843690349 . 29 August 2012.
  2. Book: Tacoli, Cecilia . Changing Rural-Urban Interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Their Impact on Livelihoods: A Summary . International Institute for Environment and Development . 2002 . 29 . 1843691876 . 29 August 2012.