Hai Mjini

Hai Mjini Ward Kata ya Hai Mjini (Swahili)
Ward
Kata ya Hai Mjini, Wilaya ya Hai
Hai Mjini Ward
Coordinates: 3°24′30.24″S 37°10′7.32″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Kilimanjaro Region
District	Hai District
Area
• Total	54 km^2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation	1,388 m (4,554 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	34,098
• Density	630/km^2 (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 km^2 (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]

References

1. "Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
2. "Hai Elevation".
3. "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
4. Brinkhoff, Thomas. "City Population--Tanzania". City Population. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
5. "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report". National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania, accessed via GeoHive. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
6. "Bomang'ombe page". internet site of Aim Hai Charitable Trust. Aim Hai Charitable Trust, UK. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
7. Temba, Peter. "Tanzania: Giving Students Hope". AllAfrica online news. Tanzania Daily News via AllAfrica. Retrieved 6 February 2012.