Orkesumet is a town and a ward in the

Manyara Region Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population ...

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 the district headquarter of

Simanjiro District Simanjiro District is one of the six districts of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Arusha Region, to the north east by Kilimanjaro Region, to the south east by Tanga Region, to the south by Kiteto District, to the s ...

. According to the 2012 census, the population of Orkesumet is 5,325. In 2014, plans were announced to build the Simanjiro District Hospital in Orkesumet.

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Populated places in Manyara Region Wards of Manyara Region {{Manyara-geo-stub