Gairo, Tanzania

Gairo
Town and ward
Gairo
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 06°08′34″S 36°52′10″E / 6.14278°S 36.86944°E / -6.14278; 36.86944
Country Tanzania
RegionMorogoro Region
DistrictGairo District
Area
  Town and ward
106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
  Town and ward
33,209
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
  Urban
22,948
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
67701
ClimateCwa

Gairo is a large town and an administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The town is the administrative centre for Gairo District. It is located on the main Dodoma to Dar es Salaam road and is a transshipment point, as well as a shipping point for the agricultural products of the district. As of 2012, the town's population was 22,948,

As of 2002, the population of the ward was 35,638. Ethnically, the people are mostly Kaguru.