Tarime
Capital of Tarime District, Mara Region
Town in Mara Region, Tanzania
Tarime Mji wa Tarime | |
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Nickname: Strong town | |
Motto: Mji wa wagumu | |
01°21′S 34°23′E / 1.350°S 34.383°E / -1.350; 34.383 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Mara Region |
District | Tarime District |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 133,043 |
Time zone | GMT + 3 |
Website | Regional website |
Tarime is a large town in northwestern Mara Region, Tanzania. The town is the location of the district capital of Tarime District. The main Tanzania-Kenyan border crossing in Sirari is less than 20km away from Tarime and can be reached by following the paved trunk road T4.[2]
According to the 2012 census, the population of Tarime, which comprises Bomani, Nyamisangura and Sabasaba wards, was 33,431.[3] In 2022 census, National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania report the population of Tarime town is 133,043 consist of 8 wards, which are Bomani, Nyamisangura, Sabasaba, Nkende, Nyandoto, Kenyamanyori, Turwa and Kentare.[4]
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
- ^ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Census2022/Administrative_units_Population_Distribution_Report_Tanzania_Mainland_volume1b.pdf