Selela

Selela Kata ya Selela
Ward
View at Selela in the Rift Valley
Selela Location of Selela
Coordinates: 3.205°S 35.944°E / -3.205; 35.944
Country	Tanzania
Region	Arusha Region
District	Monduli District
Ward	Selela
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	14,275
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Selela is the name of a village and an administrative ward in the Monduli District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The name Selela means Clean water in the Maasai language.

In 2022 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 14,275[2] people in the ward (55% female - 45% male; average household size: 4.3), from 9,712 in 2016 and 8,703 in 2012.[3][1]

Education

In Selela there are a number of schools:
- Selela Primary School is the largest and counts almost 1,200 children. .
- In the subvillage of Mbaash (which means 'between the mountains' in Maasai language), about 16 km from Selela, there's also primary school which counts more than 700 children. This is an official boarding school. The head teacher is Mr. Paakwai Meitamei.
- A third primary school is about 7 km from Selela village and is called Ndinyika Primary School, with more than children. Ndinyika means 'far from the boma' in Maasai language. .
- Oltinga Secondary School is built on the escarpment and overviews Selela village. This (boarding) school has grown quite rapidly in the last few years and now hosts around 800 students from the region around Selela. The name comes from the Maasai word for 'water basin', which is located near to the school. Head teacher is Mr. Kitali.

Health

Selela has a dispensary and since 2016 a dispensary at Mbaash has opened as well. Selela and Mbaash are supported by Tanzania Support Foundation. This NGO, founded in The Netherlands, especially helped the Selela schools with several supplies (for example school desks, computers, books, exercise books, storage cupboards et cetera), but also construction materials for classrooms, teachers houses, dormitories and water storage units. Also laptops and tablets have been provided for the schools. Furthermore the medical dispensaries received, for example, medical supplies, wheelchairs, walkers and a solar installation.

Economy

Every Wednesday there's a market day at Selela village. In the village there are some guesthouses and small shops.

References

1. 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.
2. Administrative Units Population Distribution Report - Tanzania Mainland - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
3. 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.