Karatu, Karatu District
Karatu
Kata ya Karatu (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Karatu scene, Coffee processing in Karatu & Lutheran Hospital Karatu | |
| Nickname: The safari junction | |
| Coordinates: 3°20′43.44″S 35°40′10.92″E / 3.3454000°S 35.6697000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| District | Karatu District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.643 km2 (1.020 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,420 m (4,660 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 26,617 |
| Demonym | Karatuan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Hadza, Datooga & Iraqw |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 23601 |
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Karatu or Karatu Town (Kata na Mji wa Karatu in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital located in the Karatu District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward town is bordered on its north side by Ganako ward, to the east by Rhotia ward, to the south by Endamarariek ward, and to the west by Qurus ward. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 26,617. Karatu ward is the most populous ward in Karatu district and is the capital of Karatu District.