Moshi | |
Official Name: | Wilaya ya Moshi, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro |
Nickname: | Breadbasket of Kilimanjaro |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | -3.3454°N 37.4841°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tanzania |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kilimanjaro Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Established Title: | District |
Established Date: | 1984 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Moshi |
Area Total Km2: | 1,300 |
Population Demonym: | Moshian |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 535,803 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Tanzanian Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 25-2 |
Demographics Type1: | Ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Title1: | Settler |
Demographics1 Info1: | Swahili |
Demographics1 Title2: | Native |
Demographics1 Info2: | Chaga |
Moshi is one of the seven administrative districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of .[1] The District is bordered to the north by the Rombo District, to the west by the Hai District, to the east by the Mwanga District and Kenya, and to the south by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region. The district also surrounds Moshi Municipal District on three sides. According to the 2012 census, the population of the Moshi District was 466,737.[2] By 2022, the population had grown to 535,803.[3]
The Moshi District is administratively divided into 31 wards:
Kiel (Germany) is a sister city of Moshi Rural.[4]