Official Name: | Lushoto |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania#Africa |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lushoto |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tanga Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Lushoto District |
Established Title: | First Settled |
Established Title2: | Incorporated Town |
Established Title3: | Incorporated City |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 34000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT + 3 |
Coordinates: | -4.7928°N 38.2911°W |
Lushoto is a town in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. It is the capital of Lushoto District, Tanga Region. The 2012 national census estimated the population of Lushoto ward at 28,190.[2]
The Irente School for the Blind Girls is located in Lushoto, built by the Lutheran Church in 1963.[3]
During German colonial rule, Lushoto was known as Wilhelmstal (William's Valley) and was named after Emperor Wilhelm II. The German politician, Kai-Uwe von Hassel was born here in 1913.