Of the region's six districts, four traditionally had Chagga settlements, which are Hai District, Moshi District, Rombo District, and Siha District. Northern Province’s districts included Arusha and Mbulu, while Pare District was a part of Tanga Province. The region was part of the Northern Province in the pre-independence Tanganyika.
Kilimanjaro Region was officially established in 1963 with two districts: Kilimanjaro and Pare. ( November 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Kilimanjaro Region is divided into one city and six districts, each administered by a council, except Moshi District which has two, one of which serves as the capital of the region. Kilimandscharo, which Rebmann spelled in German between 18, was changed to "Kilimanjaro" by 1860. He and Krapf found that the term was referred to differently by several nearby populations: the Taita just shortened the coastal Swahili word to " Ndscharo." It was known as " Kima ja Jeu," which is Kamba for "Mountain of Whiteness." It was known as " Ol Donyo Eibor," which is Maasai for "White Mountain." The Chagga themselves, especially the Kilema and Machame, simply called it " Kibo". In 18, Rebmann said the mountain Swahili names mean "Great Mountain" and "the Mountain of the Caravans" in reference to the mountain that could be seen for a long distance and served as a guide for travelers. In the early 19th century, the Swahili already referred to the mountain as " Kilima Ndsharo" (or "Dscharo"), "The Country of Dschagga," near the coast. The 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 Arusha Region. It is home to the Kilimanjaro National Park (which contains Mount Kilimanjaro), the Mkomazi National Park, the Pare Mountains, Lake Jipe, and Lake Chala. The region forms part of the Northern Tourism Circuit in Tanzania. The most well-known tribes in the Kilimanjaro region are the chagga, rombos (also known as Warombos), and pare. : page 4 It was also the eighth most densely populated region with 124 people per square kilometer. : page -2012, the region's 1.8 percent average annual population growth rate was the 24th highest in the country. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,640,087, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,702,207. With an HDI of 0.613, Kilimanjaro is one among the most developed regions of Tanzania. The regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi. Kilimanjaro Region ( Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.
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