Moshi Urban is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro is one of the 26 regions in Tanzania. The capital of the region is Moshi. Kilimanjaro region is home to Mount Kilimanjaro.Kilimanjaro Region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya, to the South by the Tanga Region, to the Southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the West by the...

 of Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in 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.Tanzania is a state...

. The regional capital of 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....

 is located in the Moshi Urban District. The district is bordered to the north by the Moshi Rural District

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....

, to the east by the Mwanga District

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 to the south and west by the Manyara Region

Manyara Region

Manyara is one of the 26 Regions of Tanzania. Babati serves as the Region's capital. In its northern part is Lake Manyara. 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...

.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Moshi Urban District is 144,336. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/moshiurban.htm

Wards

The Moshi Urban District is administratively divided into 21 wards:

• Bondeni
• Kaloleni
• Karanga (English Meaning: "peanuts")
• Kiboriloni
• Kilimanjaro
• Kiusa
• Korongoni
• Kwamtei
• Longuo
• Majengo (English Meaning: "buildings")
• Mawenzi
• Mji Mpya (English Meaning: "new Town")
• Msaranga
• Njoro
• Rau
• Pasua
• Ng'ambo
• Ngangamfumuni
• Miembeni
• Soweto
• Bombambuzi
• Shirimatunda

Sources

• Moshi Urban District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

See also

• Districts of Tanzania
  Districts of Tanzania
  The regions of Tanzania are divided into 127 districts . The districts are listed below, by region:-Arusha Region:* Arumeru* Arusha* Karatu* Longido* Monduli* Ngorongoro-Dodoma:* Dodoma Rural* Dodoma Urban* Kondoa* Kongwa* Mpwapwa...
  
  
• Kilimanjaro Region
  Kilimanjaro Region
  Kilimanjaro is one of the 26 regions in Tanzania. The capital of the region is Moshi. Kilimanjaro region is home to Mount Kilimanjaro.Kilimanjaro Region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya, to the South by the Tanga Region, to the Southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the West by the...
  
  
• Same District
  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....
  
  
• Hai District
  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....
  
  
• Mwanga District
  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...
  
  
• Rombo District
  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....
  
  
• Moshi Rural District
  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....
  
  

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