Ngarenaro
Ngarenaro
Kata ya Ngarenaro (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Mount Meru view from Technical neighborhood, Street in Ngarenaro & One of the streets in Ngarenaro | |
| Nickname: "Black river" | |
| Coordinates: 3°22′9.48″S 36°40′32.16″E / 3.3693000°S 36.6756000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| District | Arusha City Council |
| Seat | Kambi ya Fisi |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.9928 km2 (0.3833 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,387 m (4,551 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 12,382 |
| • Density | 12,472/km2 (32,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ngarenaroan |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Waarusha & Meru |
| • Ancestral | Kinongo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 23105 |
Ngarenaro (Kata ya Ngarenaro in Swahili) is an administrative ward located in the Arusha City Council of Arusha Region in Tanzania. The ward gets its name from the Ngarenaro River, which runs on the eastern border with Levolosi ward. the word Ngarenaro is a Swahilization of the Masai word Engarenarok, meaning "Black River".
Ngarenaro is one of 19 urban administrative wards in the municipality as of 2012. The ward is bordered by Elerai ward to the west, Levolosi ward to the east and, Unga Limited ward to the south. The ward covers an area of 0.9928 km2 (0.3833 sq mi). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 12,382.