Poli is an administrative ward in the

Meru District Meru District, officially the Meru District Council (''Wilaya ya Meru'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of seven Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.The District is bordered to the north by Longido District, to ...

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 ...

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 ...

. Despite being one of the least populous wards in the district, Poli is home to

Tumaini University Makumira Tumaini University Makumira (TUMA) is a private university located in the town of Makumira, Poli ward, Meru District of Arusha Region in north Tanzania. Its 2017 ranking at the Webometrics Ranking of World for Tanzania is position 10. Constit ...

and

Makumira University College Makumira University College (MUCo) is the oldest constituent college of Tumaini University, located in the small town of Makumira, Poli ward, Arusha Region, Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in Eas ...

. Both institutions are located in the largest town in the ward,

Makumira Makumira is a small town located in Poli ward of Meru District in Arusha Region of northern Tanzania. It lies on the slope of Mount Meru, the fifth-highest mountain in Africa. Makumira is about 16 kilometres from the city of Arusha on the main road ...

. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 8,659.

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