Gairo, Tanzania

Gairo is a large town and an administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa.[1] 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 2002, the town's population was 16,982,[2]

Gairo
Town and ward
Gairo
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 06°08′34″S 36°52′10″E
Country Tanzania
RegionMorogoro Region
DistrictGairo District
Population
 (2002)
  Town and ward35,638
  Urban
16,982
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
67701
ClimateCwa

As of 2002, the population of the ward was 35,638.[3] Ethnically, the people are mostly Kaguru.


Notes

  1. "Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  2. "Tanzania: Morogoro: Gairo". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11.
  3. "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Kilosa". Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.


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