Monduli Mjini, Monduli District

Ward and district capital of the Monduli District in the Arusha Region of Tanzania

Ward of Monduli District in Arusha Region, Tanzania

Monduli Mjini Kata ya Monduli Mjini (Swahili)
Ward of Monduli District
From top to bottom: View of Monduli Mountains from Monduli Mjini
Nickname: Monduli's capital
3°18′10.44″S 36°26′43.44″E / 3.3029000°S 36.4454000°E / -3.3029000; 36.4454000
Country	Tanzania
Region	Arusha Region
District	Monduli District
Area
• Total	2.543 km² (0.982 sq mi)
Elevation	1,554 m (5,098 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	8,699
Demonym	Monduli towner
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili & Maasai
• Ancestral	Hadza, Datooga & Iraqw
Tanzanian Postal Code	23401

Monduli Mjini (Kata na Mji wa Monduli in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital located in the Monduli District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.The ward is totally surrounded by the Engototo ward. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,699 people in the ward, from 7,796 in 2012.^[1]^[2] The average elevation of Monduli Mjini is 1,553m. ^[3]

Administration

The postal code for Monduli Mjini Ward is 23401.^[4] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoodss:

Monduli Magharibi
Monduli Mashariki
Sabasaba
Sisoni Kati

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served. The Monduli Mjini Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward.^[5] The ward has the following administration offices:

Monduli Mjini Ward Police Station located in Kati neighbirhood
Monduli Mjini Ward Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji, Kata ya Monduli Mjini) in Kati Neighborhood
Karatu Ward Tribunal (Baraza La Kata) is a Department inside Ward Government Office

In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.^[6]

Education and health

Education

The home to these educational institutions:

Irkisongo Girls Secondary School
Moringe Sokoine Secondary Teachers College
Monduli Valley Primary School
Emayani Engai Pre & Primary School
Engarooj Primary School

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions:

Marie Stopes Health Center

References

^ 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ "Monduli Mjini elevation". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "Monduli Mjini, Monduli District, Arusha".
^ "Ward Tribunal Act 1988". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Local Government System" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2023.