Hai District, Kilimanjaro

Hai is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.The district covers approximately 1,217 square kilometres (470 sq mi).[1] It is bordered to the southwest by the Meru District of Arusha Region, to the west by the Siha District, and to the east by the Moshi Urban District and Moshi Rural District and the Rombo District to the far north. The western breach part of Mount Kilimanjaro is located in the Hai District. According to the 2022 census, the population of the Hai District was 240,999.[2][3]

Hai
Wilaya ya Hai (Swahili)
Wilaya ya Hai, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro
Aerial Photo of Boma la Ngombe, Hai District
Aerial Photo of Boma la Ngombe, Hai District
Nickname: 
Gateway to Kilimanjaro
Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region 2022
Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region 2022
Coordinates: 3°24′30.24″S 37°10′7.32″E / 3.4084000°S 37.1687000°E / -3.4084000; 37.1687000
CountryTanzania
RegionKilimanjaro Region
CapitalHai Mjini
Area
 • Total902 km2 (348 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total210,533
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
DemonymHaian
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeChaga
Tanzanian Postal Code
25-3
WebsiteDistrict website


Administrative subdivisions

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Wards

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The Hai District is divided administratively into 10 wards:

In the Hai District, 80 percent of inhabitants have clean drinking water, and there are two new water supply schemes under construction to help the rest of the population. These are owned and operated by the people of Hai, and this makes them accountable for their own water.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Immacultata Raphael (1 March 2011). "Community Participation - No More Cholera". Inwent.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-03-18.