Sombetini
Sombetini
Kata ya Sombetini (Swahili) | |
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Ward in Arusha City | |
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From top to bottom: Streetscape in Sombetini, Aim Mall in Sombetini | |
| Coordinates: 3°23′11.94″S 36°40′2.64″E / 3.3866500°S 36.6674000°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| District | Arusha City Council |
| Headquarters | Simanjiro Neighborhood |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.173 km2 (1.997 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,348 m (4,423 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 48,268 |
| • Density | 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sombetinian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Waarusha, Iraqw & Meru |
| • Ancestral | Kinongo |
| Tanzanian Postal Code | 23116 |
Sombetini (Kata ya Sombetini, in Swahili) is one of the 19 administrative wards of the Arusha City Council located in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward is bordered by Elerai ward to the north, Unga Limited and Sokon I wards to the east. The wards of Olasiti and Terrat are located in to west and south respectively. The ward covers an area of 5.173 km2 (1.997 sq mi), According to the 2012 census, the ward had a total population of 48,268.