Maji ya Chai
Ward in Meru District, Arusha Region
Ward in Arusha Region, Tanzania
Maji ya Chai Ward Kata ya Maji ya Chai (Swahili) | |
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Ward | |
| Kata ya Maji ya Chai | |
| 3°20′43.8″S 36°53′52.6″E / 3.345500°S 36.897944°E / -3.345500; 36.897944 | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| District | Meru District |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 29,313 |
Maji ya Chai is an administrative ward in the Meru District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward is home to the University of Arusha is also where the gate of Arusha National Park is located. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 29,313.[1] Thus making the ward the most populous in Meru district.
Etymology
The name of the ward in Swahili means 'tea water' based on the river that flows through the village is a red brown color which resembles brewed tea. This comes from the geological conditions of Mt. Meru.
References
- ^ "General Report on Population Distribution by Administrative Units". Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2004-03-18. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
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Meru District
Capital: Usa River Town
- Akheri
- Kikatiti
- Kikwe
- King'ori
- Leguruki
- Maji ya Chai
- Makiba
- Maroroni
- Mbuguni
- Ngarenanyuki
- Nkoanrua
- Nkoaranga
- Nkoarisambu
- Poli
- Seela Sing'isi
- Songoro, Meru
- Usa River
- Momella Lakes
- Lake Duluti
- Usa River
- Kikatiti
- Maji ya Chai
- Ngurudoto National Forest
- Mount Meru National Forest
- Arusha National Park
- Lake Duluti Forest
- Lake Duluti
- Mount Meru
- Ngurudoto Crater
- Mount Meru Ashcone
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