Official Name: | Tarime |
Other Name: | Mji wa Tarime |
Nickname: | Strong town |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Motto: | Mji wa wagumu |
Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tanzania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mara Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarime District |
Government Type: | Town Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Town Manager |
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: | 133043 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT + 3 |
Coordinates: | -1.35°N 57°W |
Tarime is a large town in northwestern Mara Region, Tanzania. The town is the location of the district capital of Tarime District. The main Tanzania-Kenyan border crossing in Sirari is less than 20km away from Tarime and can be reached by following the paved trunk road T4.[2]
According to the 2012 census, the population of Tarime, which comprises Bomani, Nyamisangura and Sabasaba wards, was 33,431.[3] In 2022 census, National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania report the population of Tarime town is 133,043 consist of 8 wards, which are Bomani, Nyamisangura, Sabasaba, Nkende, Nyandoto, Kenyamanyori, Turwa and Kentare.[4]