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 south west by Dodoma Region and to the west by Babati Rural District . The district headquarters are located in Orkesumet . According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Simanjro District was 291,169. Simanjiro District is endowed with gemstones, being the only location on the planet that has tanzanite . Simanjiro was also where the first tsavolite was discovered.
7-404: As of 2012, Simanjiro District was administratively divided into 17 wards . The 2012 Tanzanian Census reported that the district had a population of 178,693, with an average household size of 4.6 people. The 2002 Tanzanian Census reported that the district had a population of 141,676, with an average household size of 4.3 people. Many of the district's inhabitants are ethnic Maasai . Many of
14-427: A District Council . And there are three types of urban districts: Town Council , Municipal Council and City Council . A division is an administrative organization for several wards. A village is the lowest government administrative structure at the community level. In an urban area, a cluster (mtaa) can include a number of streets. A ward (kata) is an administrative structure for one single town or portion of
21-547: A Maasai language radio station is located in the town of Terrat . 4°24′36″S 37°10′48″E / 4.41000°S 37.18000°E / -4.41000; 37.18000 Administrative divisions of Tanzania#Wards The administrative divisions of Tanzania are controlled by Part I, Article 2.2 of the Constitution of Tanzania . Tanzania is divided into thirty-one regions ( mkoa in Swahili ). Each region
28-496: Is subdivided into districts ( wilaya in Swahili). The districts are sub-divided into divisions ( tarafa in Swahili) and further into local wards ( kata in Swahili). Wards are further subdivided for management purposes: for urban wards into streets ( mtaa in Swahili) and for rural wards into villages ( kijiji in Swahili). The villages may be further subdivided into hamlets ( kitongoji in Swahili). In 1922 under
35-475: The British Tanganyika was divided into twenty-two regions, known as "divisions": Arusha, Bagamoyo, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kilwa, Kondoa-Irangi, Lindi, Mahenge, Morogoro, Moshi, Mwanza, Pangani, Rufiji, Rungwe, Songea, Tabora, Tanga, Ufipa, Ujiji, and Usambara. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, Tanzania was divided into 169 districts. There is one type of rural district:
42-404: The district has not been able to reap the economic benefits of such a lucrative industry Due to the district's predominant Maasai population the second largest industry is beef pastoral , with a 1994 report states that 71,531 Maasai in the district practice pastoralism. There are a significant number of extension agents in the district who sell agricultural information. Orkonerei FM Radio,
49-660: The district's Maasai population are illiterate, have no formal education, and are practicing Christians . The area is home to the national gem of Tanzania, tanzanite . A rare gem only found in Mererani hills in Merereani ward in with Simanjiro District, Manyara Region. Masai millionai based in Arusha region, Saniniu Laizer made headlines in 2020 after mining three stones and selling them for approximately $ 5.4 million. Simanjiro's economy revolves around mining of tanzanite, however
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