Moshi, Tanzania

Moshi
Jiji la Moshi (Swahili)
Neumoschi, Swahili: موشی
City of Moshi
From top: Kilimanjaro Mountain, Moshi Hotel (formerly the Livingstone Hotel), A23 Arusha-Himo road, Clock Tower
From top: Kilimanjaro Mountain, Moshi Hotel (formerly the Livingstone Hotel), A23 Arusha-Himo road, Clock Tower
Nickname(s): 
Jiji la Kahawa, Coffee City
Moshi is located in Tanzania
Moshi
Moshi
Location of Moshi
Moshi is located in Africa
Moshi
Moshi
Moshi (Africa)
Coordinates: 3°20′05.58″S 37°20′25.37″E / 3.3348833°S 37.3403806°E / -3.3348833; 37.3403806
CountryTanzania
RegionKilimanjaro
Division
21 wards
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorZuberi Kidumo
 • Municipal DirectorRashid Gembe
Area
 • Total59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Highest elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Lowest elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2017 estimates)[2]
 • Total201,150
 • Density3,409/km2 (8,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03 (East Africa Time)
Postcode
251
Area code027
WebsiteMunicipal website
Moshi CBD as seen from Lower Moshi rice fields.

Moshi is a municipality and the capital of Kilimanjaro region in the north eastern Tanzania. As of 2017, the municipality has an estimated population of 201,150 and a population density of 3,409 persons per km2 .[2] In the last official census of 2022, the municipality had a population of 221,733.[3] 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.[4] The municipality covers about 59 square kilometres (23 sq mi) and is the smallest municipality in Tanzania by area.[5]

  1. ^ a b Un-Habitat (2010). Solid Waste Management in the World's Cities: Water and Sanitation in the World's Cities 2010. p. 198. ISBN 9789211322187. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  2. ^ a b [1] Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Moshi municipality
  4. ^ Gunther, John (1955). Inside Africa. Harper & Brothers. pp. 400. ISBN 0836981979.
  5. ^ "Moshi Municipal Council - Background". Moshimc.gov.tz. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-08.