Hai Mjini Ward
Kata ya Hai Mjini (Swahili) | |
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Kata ya Hai Mjini, Wilaya ya Hai | |
Coordinates: 3°24′30.24″S 37°10′7.32″E / 3.4084000°S 37.1687000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Kilimanjaro Region |
District | Hai District |
Area | |
• Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,388 m (4,554 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 34,098 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Hai Mjini is an administrative ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 54 km2 (21 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 1,388 m (4,554 ft).[2] According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 34,098.[3]
The ward contains the rapidly growing town of Boma Ng'ombe (alternately spelled as "Bomang'ombe" ) meaning a bovine palisade. The population of Boma Ng'ombe,[4] based on the 2002 Tanzanian census,[5] was 17,674. Geographically, Boma Ng'ombe is located between the Sanya River and the Mungushi gulch and straddles the Arusha-Himo road about 17 kilometers from the Kilimanjaro International Airport. The headquarters of the Hai District is just to the north of that road. The town has a public market open twice per week.[6] There are numerous schools in Boma Ng'ombe; however, the only A-Level school within the ward as of 2012 was Isala High School.[7]