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Arusha

City of Arusha
City
Mt. Meru in the background of the City of Arusha
Mt. Meru in the background of the City of Arusha
Nickname(s): A-Town
Location of Arusha City in Arusha Region
Location of Arusha City in Arusha Region
City of Arusha is located in Tanzania
City of Arusha
City of Arusha
Location of Arusha City in Arusha Region
Coordinates: 3°22′S 36°41′E / 3.367°S 36.683°E / -3.367; 36.683
Country  Tanzania
Region Arusha Region
City Arusha City Council
Incorporated Town 1948
Incorporated City July 2010
Government
 • Type City Council
Elevation 1,387 m (4,551 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 416,442
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
 • Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 027
Climate Cwb

Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District (2012 census). Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The city is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru.

Arusha is a major international diplomatic hub. The city hosts the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the city also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but that entity has ceased operations. It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus small White European and white American minority population. Religions of the Arushan population are Christian, Muslim, and Hindu.

The current site of Arusha was first settled in the 1830s by the agro-pastoral Arusha Maasai from the Arusha Chini community, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. They traded grains, honey, beer, and tobacco with the pastoral Kisongo Maasai in exchange for livestock, milk, meat, and skins. Demand for Arusha's foodstuffs increased substantially during the 1860s when the Pangani Valley trade route was extended through Old Moshi, Arusha, and ultimately to western Kenya. Although it was not yet a town, it was a regional centre and had a number of urban features.


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