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Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro Region

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Kilimanjaro is one of the 26 regions
Regions of Tanzania
||Tanzania is divided into 26 regions :*Arusha *Dar es Salaam *Dodoma *Iringa *Kagera *Kigoma *Kilimanjaro *Lindi *Manyara...

 in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.The United...

. The capital of the region is Moshi
Moshi
Moshi is a Tanzanian town with a population of 144,739 in Kilimanjaro Region. The town is situated on the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a volcanic mountain that is the highest mountain in Africa....

. Kilimanjaro region is home to Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is an inactive stratovolcano in north-eastern Tanzania rising from its base , and is additionally the highest peak in Africa at , providing a dramatic view of the surrounding plains.-Climatic conditions:While the volcano appears...

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Kilimanjaro Region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya
Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...

, to the South by the Tanga Region
Tanga Region
Tanga Region is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Its Regional Headquarters is in Tanga.According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the region has a population of 1,642,015 people...

, to the Southwest by the Manyara Region
Manyara Region
Manyara is one of the 26 Regions of Tanzania. Babati serves as the Region's capital. It is bordered to the North by the Arusha Region, to the Northeast by the Kilimanjaro Region, to the East by the Tanga Region, to the South by the Dodoma Region, to the Southwest by the Singida Region and to the...

, and to the West by the Arusha Region
Arusha Region
Arusha is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital and largest city is Arusha. Other towns include Monduli, just west of Arusha, Longido and Loliondo to the north, Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu to the west and Usa River to the east...

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kilimanjaro Region was 1,381,149. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/kilimanjaro.htm

The Regional Commissioner of the Kilimanjaro Region is M.O.
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Kilimanjaro is one of the 26 regions
Regions of Tanzania
||Tanzania is divided into 26 regions :*Arusha *Dar es Salaam *Dodoma *Iringa *Kagera *Kigoma *Kilimanjaro *Lindi *Manyara...

 in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.The United...

. The capital of the region is Moshi
Moshi
Moshi is a Tanzanian town with a population of 144,739 in Kilimanjaro Region. The town is situated on the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a volcanic mountain that is the highest mountain in Africa....

. Kilimanjaro region is home to Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is an inactive stratovolcano in north-eastern Tanzania rising from its base , and is additionally the highest peak in Africa at , providing a dramatic view of the surrounding plains.-Climatic conditions:While the volcano appears...

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Kilimanjaro Region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya
Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...

, to the South by the Tanga Region
Tanga Region
Tanga Region is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Its Regional Headquarters is in Tanga.According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the region has a population of 1,642,015 people...

, to the Southwest by the Manyara Region
Manyara Region
Manyara is one of the 26 Regions of Tanzania. Babati serves as the Region's capital. It is bordered to the North by the Arusha Region, to the Northeast by the Kilimanjaro Region, to the East by the Tanga Region, to the South by the Dodoma Region, to the Southwest by the Singida Region and to the...

, and to the West by the Arusha Region
Arusha Region
Arusha is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital and largest city is Arusha. Other towns include Monduli, just west of Arusha, Longido and Loliondo to the north, Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu to the west and Usa River to the east...

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According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kilimanjaro Region was 1,381,149. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/kilimanjaro.htm

The Regional Commissioner of the Kilimanjaro Region is M.O. Babu.http://www.tanzania.go.tz/govdirf.html

Districts


The Kilimanjaro Region is administratively divided into 6 districts: Rombo
Rombo
Rombo is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north and east by Kenya, to the west by the Hai District and to the south by the Moshi Rural District....

, Hai
Hai District
Hai is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Arusha Region, to the north by Kenya, and to the east by the Moshi Rural and Rombo Districts....

, Moshi Rural
Moshi Rural
Moshi Rural is one of the six districts in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It 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 the Manyara Region....

, Moshi Urban
Moshi Urban
Moshi Urban is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The regional capital of Moshi is located in the Moshi Urban District...

, Mwanga
Mwanga District
Mwanga is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the west by the Moshi Urban District, to the southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District.According to the...

, and Same
Same District
Same is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Tanga Region, and to the west by the Manyara Region....

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