Rombo is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro is one of the 26 regions in Tanzania. The capital of the region is Moshi. Kilimanjaro region is home to Mount Kilimanjaro.Kilimanjaro Region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya, to the South by the Tanga Region, to the Southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the West by the...

 of Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. It is bordered to the north and east by Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, to the west by the Hai District

Hai District

Hai is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Arusha Region, to the north by Kenya, and to the east by the Moshi Rural and Rombo Districts....

 and to the south by the Moshi Rural District

Moshi Rural

Moshi Rural is one of the six districts in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Rombo District, to the west by the Hai District, to the east by the Mwanga District and Kenya and to the south by the Manyara Region....

.

The Rombo Districts contain a large portion of Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level .-Geology:...

.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Rombo District was 246,479. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/rombo.htm

The Rombo District Commissioner is R.R. Mushi and the District Executive Director is Theresia Mbando.

Wards

The Rombo District is administratively divided into 20 wards:

• Katangara Mrere
• Kelamfua Mokala
• Keni Aleni
• Keni Mengeni
• Kirongo Samanga
• Kirwa Keni
• Kitirima Kingachi
• Mahida Holili
• Makiidi
• Mamsera
• Mengwe Manda
• Motamburu Kitendeni
• Mrao Keryo
• Nanjala Reha
• Olele
• Shimbi
• Tarakea Motamburu
• Ubetu Kahe
• Ushiri Ikuini

Sources

• Rombo District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census

See also

• Districts of Tanzania
  Districts of Tanzania
  The regions of Tanzania are divided into 127 districts . The districts are listed below, by region:-Arusha Region:* Arumeru* Arusha* Karatu* Longido* Monduli* Ngorongoro-Dodoma:* Dodoma Rural* Dodoma Urban* Kondoa* Kongwa* Mpwapwa...
  
  
• Kilimanjaro Region
  Kilimanjaro Region
  Kilimanjaro is one of the 26 regions in Tanzania. The capital of the region is Moshi. Kilimanjaro region is home to Mount Kilimanjaro.Kilimanjaro Region is bordered to the North and East by Kenya, to the South by the Tanga Region, to the Southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the West by the...
  
  
• Hai District
  Hai District
  Hai is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the south and west by the Arusha Region, to the north by Kenya, and to the east by the Moshi Rural and Rombo Districts....
  
  
• Moshi Urban District
  Moshi Urban
  Moshi Urban is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The regional capital of Moshi is located in the Moshi Urban District...
  
  
• Moshi Rural District
  Moshi Rural
  Moshi Rural is one of the six districts in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Rombo District, to the west by the Hai District, to the east by the Mwanga District and Kenya and to the south by the Manyara Region....
  
  
• Mwanga District
  Mwanga District
  Mwanga is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the west by the Moshi Urban District, to the southwest by the Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District.According to the...
  
  
• Same District
  Same District
  Same is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Mwanga District, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by the Tanga Region, and to the west by the Manyara Region....