Mateves is a

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administrative ward located in

Arusha Rural District Arusha District or Arusha District Council (''Wilaya ya Arusha '', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of the seven districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north by Longido District, to the east by Arumeru Di ...

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 ...

. It is one of 21 administrative wards in the district. Mateves means places where the

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grows in the Maasai language. Mateves ward is bordered by

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ward to the northwest, Oltrumet ward to the far northeast, a tip of the Olorieni ward to the northeast as well. Olasiti ward borders Mateves to the north east and Terrat to the south east. To the south of Mateves is Oljoro ward and the southwest of Mateves is the

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Ward and lastly, towards the west is

Kisongo Kisongo is an administrative ward and small town in the Arusha Rural District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. According to the 2022 census, the ward has a total population of 12,519. It is located in the outskirts of Arusha, about 7 km ...

ward. The small town of Ngorbob is the seat of the ward. The ward is home to the Mungu Crater and Loljoro Hill at 1,585 meters. The ward covers an area of , and has an elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward had a total population of 15,632 Loljoro Crater Mateves

Economy

Mateves ward is home to A to Z Textile Mills LTD, which is the largest textile factory in Arusha region and the biggest employer in Mateves ward. The town of Kisongo is actually located inside Mateves ward and not in Kisongo ward as the name entails. Thus Kisongo is the largest settlement in Arusha Rural District which in turn allows for Mateves ward have the highest GDP in the district.

Administration and neighborhoods

The postal code for Mateves Ward is ''23221''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods: * Laroi, Mateves * Lemugur, Mateves * Ngorbob, Mateves

Education

Mateves ward is home to these educational institutions: * Braeburn International School Arusha (private) * Mateves Secondary School * Saint Gemma Galgan Primary School (private) * Africa Academy Arusha Science School (private) * Hope School (private) * Taifa Institute of Health and Allied Sciences College (private) * Bethany Primary School (private) * Yakini Primary School * St. Joseph Ngarenaro Primary School (private) * Upendo Friends School (private)

Healthcare

Mateves ward is home to the following health institutions: * Kisongo Charitable Health Center (private) * Olmoti Health Center * Ngorbob Medical Center * Nanovegic Health services (private) * Mateves Dispensary * Kisongo Lutheran Medical Center

References

Wards of Arusha District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub