Gairo, Tanzania

Gairo
Town and ward
Gairo is located in Tanzania
Gairo
Gairo
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 06°08′34″S 36°52′10″E / 6.14278°S 36.86944°E / -6.14278; 36.86944
Country Tanzania
RegionMorogoro Region
DistrictGairo District
Area
 • Town and ward106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Town and ward33,209
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
 • Urban22,948
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
67701
ClimateCwa

Gairo is a large town and an administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa.[3] The town is the administrative centre for Gairo District. It is located on the main Dodoma to Dar es Salaam road and is a transshipment point, as well as a shipping point for the agricultural products of the district. As of 2012, the town's population was 22,948,[2]

As of 2002, the population of the ward was 35,638.[4] Ethnically, the people are mostly Kaguru.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  3. ^ "Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. ^ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Kilosa". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.