Arusha
Arusha
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| Halmashauri ya Jiji la Arusha | |
Arusha City in 2021 | |
| Nicknames: Arachuga, Geneva of Africa, "City of Agreements" | |
| Motto: Jiji la Makubaliano | |
| Coordinates: 03°22′S 36°41′E / 3.367°S 36.683°E | |
| Country | United Republic of 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) | |
• Total | 617,631 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Area code | 027 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | City website |
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Arusha is a city in Tanzania. The city is the capital of the Arusha Region. It has a population of 617,631 people.
Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha region has a temperate climate. The region 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 region is a major international diplomatic hub. It hosts the African Court of the African Union and is the capital of the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the region 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 region 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 region population include Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism.