Olbalbal Explained

Olbalbal
Native Name:Kata ya Olbalbal
Native Name Lang:sw
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Coordinates:-2.9543°N 35.3489°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Arusha Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ngorongoro District
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Olbalbal
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1984
Area Total Km2:7.893
Elevation M:1405
Government Type:Council
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:5,387
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code:027
Postal Code:237**
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Timezone:EAT

Olbalbal is an administrative ward in the Ngorongoro District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward is home to the famous Olduvai Gorge. The ward covers an area of with an average elevation of .[1] [2]

In 2016 reports there were 5,387 people in the ward, from 8,969 in 2012, and 7,561 in 2002. The ward has .[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OLBALBAL Rural Ward in Northern Tanzania . City Population . 3 July 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Arnett . Daniel . Topographic Map of Ngoile, Olbalbal, Ngorongoro, Tanzania . 4 July 2022 . Elevation Map . en.
  3. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. . 2013-03-01 . . . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
  4. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.
  5. 2002 Population and Housing Census General Report . 2002-08-01 . . . en . 2008-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040904174221/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/ngorongoro.htm . 2004-09-04.