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Place details
- Locality
- Moshi
- Region
- Kilimanjaro
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 221,733
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Kilimanjaro
- Division
- 21 wards Boma Mbuzi Bondeni Kaloleni Karanga Kiborloni Kilimanjaro Kiusa Korongoni Longuo Majengo Mawenzi Miembeni Mji Mpya Msaranga Ngangamfumuni Ng'ambo Njoro Pasua Rau Shirimatunda Soweto
- Type
- Municipality
- Mayor
- Zuberi Kidumo
- Municipal director
- Rashid Gembe
- Total
- 59 km (23 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 950 m (3,120 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 700 m (2,300 ft)
- Density
- 3,409/km (8,830/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+03 (East Africa Time)
- Area code
- 027
- Website
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Moshi
- Country
- Tanzania
- Located in
- Moshi Municipal District
- Population
- +144739
- Area
- +59
- Elevation
- +830
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Kilimanjaro Region
- Official website
- www.moshimc.go.tz
- Image
- Kilimanjaro Moshi.jpg
Article
Moshi CBD as seen from Lower Moshi rice fields.
Moshi is a municipality and the capital of Kilimanjaro Region in the Northeastern Tanzania. As of 2017, the municipality has an estimated population of 201,150 and a population density of 3,409 persons per km . In the last official census of 2022, the municipality had a population of 221,733. The municipality is situated on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano that is the highest mountain in Africa. The name Moshi has been reported to refer to the smoke that emanates from the nearby mountain. The municipality covers about 59 square kilometres (23 mi) and is the smallest municipality in Tanzania by area.