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 2012 census, the population of the Hai District was 210,533.[2]
Hai
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| Wilaya ya Hai, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro | |
 Aerial Photo of Boma la Ngombe, Hai District | |
| Nickname: Gateway to Kilimanjaro | |
 Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region 2022 | |
| Coordinates: 3°24′30.24″S 37°10′7.32″E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Kilimanjaro Region |
| Capital | Hai Mjini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 902 km2 (348 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 210,533 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Haian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Native | Chaga |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 25-3 |
| Website | District website |
Administrative subdivisions
Wards
The Hai District is divided administratively into 10 wards:
- Bomang'ombe
- Bondeni
- Muungano
- Mnadani
- Weruweru
- Kia
- Machame Kaskazini
- Machame Magharibi
- Machame Mashariki
- Machame Narumu
- Machame Uroki
- Masama Kusini
- Masama Magharibi
- Masama Mashariki
- Masama Kati
- Romu
- Masama Rundugai
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.[3]
References
- "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Immacultata Raphael (1 March 2011). "Community Participation - No More Cholera". Inwent.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-03-18.