Ngorongoro District
Wilaya ya Ngorongoro (Swahili) | |
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   From top to bottom: Ol Doinyo Lengai and Lake Empakaai, Daisies on Loolmalasin and the Ngorongoro Crater | |
| Nickname: The Crater District | |
 Ngorongoro District in Arusha | |
| Coordinates: 3°14′29.4″S 35°29′16.08″E / 3.241500°S 35.4878000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| Named for | Ngorongoro Crater |
| Capital | Loliondo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,036 km2 (5,419 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Arusha |
| Highest elevation | 3,682 m (12,080 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 273,549 |
| • Rank | 5th in Arusha |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ngorongoran |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Maasai & Swahili |
| • Native | Sonjo & Iraqw |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Tanzanian Postcode | 237xx |
| Website | ngorongorodc |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird |  |
| Mammal | .jpg) |
Ngorongoro District (Wilaya ya Ngorongoro, in Swahili) is one of seven districts in western Arusha Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north by Kenya, to the east by Monduli District, the northeast by Longido District, and to the south by the Karatu District. The western border is the Serengeti District in Mara Region. Ngorongoro District is home to the Ngorongoro Crater and was named after it. It covers an area of 14,036 km2 (5,419 sq mi).[1] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Timor Leste.[2] The administrative seat is the town of Loliondo. The district is home to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The district is also home to the third tallest mountain in the country, Mount Loolmalasin. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Ngorongoro Region was 129,776.[3] By 2012, the population of the district was 174,278.[4] By 2022, the population had grown to 273,549.[5]
- ^ "Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi) for Timor Leste at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Arusha: Ngorongoro". Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
- ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 February 2024.