Kimandolu is an administrative ward in the
Arusha District
Arusha City Council (''Halmashauri ya Jiji la Arusha'', in Swahili) is one of seven administrative districts of Arusha Region in Tanzania. It is surrounded to the south, west and north by Arusha Rural District and to east by Meru District. T ...
of the
Arusha Region
Arusha Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions and is located in the northeast of the country. The region's capital and largest city is the city of Arusha. The region is bordered by Kajiado County and Narok C ...
of
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. It is roughly 6 km from the centre of Arusha town and lies between the Old Moshi Road and the Arusha-Himo highway, which leads directly to
Moshi and
Kilimanjaro International Airport
Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) is in Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The airport serves the cities of Arusha and Moshi, Tanzania, Moshi. The airport handled 802,731 passengers in 2014 and serves mainly regional flights, an ...
(54 km away). There are various charitable
NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
currently working in the area with schools, healthcare and sports, such a
Art In Tanzania The local representative is Jackson Lemunga.
Population
According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 27,649.
Climate and economy
The Arusha region is hottest from January to February, averaging at 29 °C, while the coolest month is July, where the temperature averages at 20 °C. Rainfall in the Arusha region is highest in April and lowest in July, ranging from 350mm to 10mm.
[Briggs, P., 2006. ''Tanzania with Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia''. 5th ed. Buckinghamshire: Bradt Travel Guides Ltd.] Located very close to the foothills of
Mount Meru
Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु)—also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru—is a sacred, five-peaked mountain present within Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmologies, revered as the centre of all physical, metaphysical and spiritua ...
, Kimandolu's rainfall provides luscious vegetation, and successful coffee and banana plantations.
Banana and coffee exportation, along with a number of hardware shops are key to the economy in Kimandolu.
Transport to Arusha
The quickest way to get into town from Kimandolu is to catch a ''
'' (the local transport system using old minibuses, usually heavily overloaded with people) which takes no more than ten minutes. The most direct routes are either the green line from Moshi highway, or the red line from the Suye road. It is also possible to walk into town, taking between half an hour to forty-five minutes.
Nearby Wards
Other administrative wards located around Kimandolu include Baraa, Kijenge, Mnazareti, Ngulelo, and Suye.
References
Wards of Arusha City
Wards of Arusha Region
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