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Moshi Wilaya ya Moshi (Swahili)
District
Wilaya ya Moshi, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro
Kilimajaro view from Shanty Town, Moshi Municipality
Nickname: Breadbasket of Kilimanjaro
Moshi District in Kilimanjaro Region 2022
Coordinates: 3°20′43.44″S 37°29′2.76″E / 3.3454000°S 37.4841000°E / -3.3454000; 37.4841000
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kilimanjaro Region
District	1984
Capital	Moshi
Area
• Total	1,300 km (500 sq mi)
Population
• Total	535,803
• Density	410/km (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Moshian
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Chaga
Tanzanian Postal Code	25-2
Website	District website

Moshi is one of the seven administrative districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of 1,300 km (500 sq mi). The District 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 Simanjiro District of Manyara Region. The district also surrounds Moshi Municipal District on three sides. According to the 2012 census, the population of the Moshi District was 466,737. By 2022, the population had grown to 535,803.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

The Moshi District is administratively divided into 31 wards:

Sister cities

Kiel (Germany) is a sister city of Moshi Rural.

References

1. "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
2. Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
4. "Kiel International Moshi Rural". Kiel. Sailing. City. (in German). Kiel, Germany: Kiel, Germany. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.

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