Gairo, Tanzania

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Gairo
Town and ward
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Gairo
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 06°08′34″S36°52′10″E / 6.14278°S 36.86944°E / -6.14278; 36.86944
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Morogoro Region
District Gairo District
Area
  Town and ward106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census) [1]
  Town and ward33,209
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
   Urban
[2]
22,948
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
67701
Climate Cwa

Gairo is a large town and an administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. [3] 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, [2]

As of 2002, the population of the ward was 35,638. [4] Ethnically, the people are mostly Kaguru.

Notes

  1. Citypopulation.de
  2. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  3. "Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Kilosa". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.


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