Arumeru District

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Arumeru
District
Map of Arusha Region's Districts with Arumeru highlighted.
Map of Arusha Region's Districts with Arumeru highlighted.
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Country Tanzania
Region Arusha Region
Population (2002)
 • Total 516,814

Arumeru District is one of the six districts in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north, west, and southwest by Monduli District, to the southeast by Arusha District, and to the east by the Kilimanjaro Region.

As of 2002, the population of the Arumeru District was 516,814.[1]

Administrative subdivisions

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Arusha Region is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Arumeru District had two constituencies, Arumeru West (Arumeru Magharibi) Constituency and Arumeru East (Arumeru Mashariki) Constituency.

Divisions

Wards

The Arumeru District is administratively divided into thirty-seven wards:[1]

Economy

In 2012, the economy of Arumeru District was threatened when, local landless residents forcibly occupied some of the large horticultural farms that bring in most of the money in the district.[3]

Notes

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  2. In English, the Swahili "Maji ya Chai" means: water for tea.
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