Tarime
Mji wa Tarime | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Strong town | |
| Motto: Mji wa wagumu | |
  Tarime Location in Tanzania | |
| Coordinates: 01°21′S 34°23′E / 1.350°S 34.383°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Mara Region |
| District | Tarime District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 133,043 |
| Time zone | GMT + 3 |
| Website | Regional website |
Tarime is a large town in northwestern Mara Region, Tanzania. The town is the location of the district capital of Tarime District. The main Tanzania-Kenyan border crossing in Sirari is less than 20km away from Tarime and can be reached by following the paved trunk road T4.[2]
According to the 2012 census, the population of Tarime, which comprises Bomani, Nyamisangura and Sabasaba wards, was 33,431.[3] In 2022 census, National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania report the population of Tarime town is 133,043 consist of 8 wards, which are Bomani, Nyamisangura, Sabasaba, Nkende, Nyandoto, Kenyamanyori, Turwa and Kentare.[4]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
- ^ "Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania". Tanroads. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Census 2012". National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Census2022/Administrative_units_Population_Distribution_Report_Tanzania_Mainland_volume1b.pdf [bare URL PDF]