Lushoto

Lushoto
Town
An aerial view of Lushoto.
Lushoto
Location of Lushoto
Lushoto
Lushoto (Africa)
Coordinates: 04°47′34″S 38°17′28″E / 4.79278°S 38.29111°E / -4.79278; 38.29111
Country Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
DistrictLushoto District
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total
34,000
Time zoneGMT + 3

Lushoto is a town in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. It is the capital of Lushoto District, Tanga Region. The 2012 national census estimated the population of Lushoto ward at 28,190.

The Irente School for the Blind Girls is located in Lushoto, built by the Lutheran Church in 1963.