Moshi | |
Official Name: | Wilaya ya Moshi, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro |
Nickname: | The Heart of Kilimanjaro |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -3.343°N 37.3507°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tanzania |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kilimanjaro Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Established Title: | District |
Established Date: | 1988 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Moshi |
Area Total Km2: | 63.39 |
Elevation Max M: | 896 |
Elevation Max Point: | Karanga |
Population Demonym: | City Moshian |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Total: | 221733 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Tanzanian Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 25-1 |
Demographics Type1: | Ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Title1: | Settler |
Demographics1 Info1: | Swahili |
Demographics1 Title2: | Native |
Demographics1 Info2: | Chaga |
Moshi Urban District (officially known as Moshi City Council) is an administrative district located in Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district is home to regional capital of Kilimanjaro Region, namely Moshi. The district covers an area of .[2] The district is surrounded on the west by Moshi Rural District, to the east by the Hai District.According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Moshi Urban District was 221,733.[3] [4]
The Moshi Urban District is administratively divided into 21 wards:[5] [6]
As of 2022, there were 80 Schools in Moshi Urban District, 52 of are primary schools and 28 are secondary schools.[7]