Arusha

Arusha Jiji la Arusha (Swahili)
City of Arusha Region
Halmashauri ya Jiji la Arusha
Arusha City in 2021
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Nicknames:  Arachuga, Geneva of Africa, "City of Agreements"
Motto:  Jiji la Makubaliano
Arusha Location of Arusha City
Coordinates: 03°22′S 36°41′E / 3.367°S 36.683°E / -3.367; 36.683
Country	Tanzania
Region	Arusha Region
City	Arusha City Council
Incorporated town	1948
Incorporated city	July 2010
Government
• Type	City council
• Mayor	Hon. Maxmillian Matle Iranqhe
Elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[1][2]
• Total	617,631
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (not observed)
Area code	027
Climate	Cwb
Website	City website

Arusha City is a Tanzanian city, with a population of 617,631,^[1] and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 2,356,255 (2022 census).^[2]

Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha City has a temperate climate. The city is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Meru in the Arusha National Park.

The city is a major international diplomatic hub. It hosts the African Court^[3] of the African Union and is the capital of the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the city also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but that entity has ceased operations. Currently, it hosts one of the branches of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

Arusha is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus a small European and North American minority population. Religions of the Arusha city population include Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism.