Arusha

Arusha
Jiji la Arusha (Swahili)
Halmashauri ya Jiji la Arusha
Arusha City in 2021
Arusha City in 2021
Flag of Arusha
Nicknames: 
Arachuga, Geneva of Africa, "City of Agreements"
Motto: 
Jiji la Makubaliano
Arusha is located in Tanzania
Arusha
Arusha
Location of Arusha City
Coordinates: 03°22′S 36°41′E / 3.367°S 36.683°E / -3.367; 36.683
CountryTanzania
RegionArusha Region
CityArusha City Council
Incorporated town1948
Incorporated cityJuly 2010
Government
 • TypeCity council
 • MayorHon. Maxmillian Matle Iranqhe
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1][2]
 • Total
617,631
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (not observed)
Area code027
ClimateCwb
WebsiteCity website

Arusha is a Tanzania region, with a population of 2,356,255 per 2022 census. Its capital city, referred to as Arusha city, is populated with over 617,631 people,[1] [2]

Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha region has a temperate climate. The region is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Meru in the Arusha National Park.

The region is a major international diplomatic hub. It hosts the African Court[3] of the African Union and is the capital of the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the region also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but that entity has ceased operations. Currently, it hosts one of the branches of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

Arusha is a multicultural region with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus a small European and North American minority population. Religions of the Arusha region population include Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism.

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Tanzania
  2. ^ a b "Population Distribution by Administrative Areas, 2012 Population and Housing Census, National Bureau of Statistics, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013, page 26, accessed 1 November 2014". Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Host Agreement Between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the African Union" (PDF). 3 October 2020.

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