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Arusha

Eastern Africa

Arusha is a city in Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
617,631 1
Area (sq km)
1590 2
Founding Year
1948 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1400 1
Latitude
3.367 degrees south 1
Longitude
36.683 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Coastal
No 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Arusha Region, States or Territories

Arusha is associated with Arusha Region.

Source Arusha (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Arusha (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Arusha Region, States or Territories

Arusha is the capital of Arusha Region.

Source Arusha (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

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Source The African Court elects new President and Vice-President, African Court on Human and Peoples RightsPress release, seat of the Court (seat)
Quote, Press release, seat of the Court (seat)
at the Seat of the Court in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Court of Justice

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Source Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, eacj.orgEstablishment page, seat
Quote, Establishment page, seat
Arusha is the temporary seat of the Court
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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Source Wikidata: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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Source International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Wikipedia)Lead, Arusha
Quote, Lead, Arusha
It is based in both Arusha, Tanzania, and The Hague, Netherlands.
Sources
1. Arusha (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Arusha is a city in Tanzania. The city is the capital of the Arusha Region. It has a population of 617,631 people.
  • Lead section
    It has a population of 617,631 people.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2022
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -3.367, 36.683
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -3.367, 36.683
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1400
  • Lead section, admin-division claim
    Arusha is a city in Tanzania. The city is the capital of the Arusha Region.
  • Geography and climate section
    It has distinct wet and dry seasons, and experiences an eastern prevailing wind from the Indian Ocean, a few hundred kilometres east.
  • Associated With: Tanzania, Infobox, Country
    tanzania
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Arusha (Wikidata)
  • P2046 (area)
    area 1590.0 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1948
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3. GeoNames: Arusha - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 161325
    -3.36667 36.68333 P PPLA TZ 26 0203 0203152 617631 1415 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1415 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 36.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 36.75
-3.25 36.75 Cwb
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Wikidata: Arusha
Wikidata Q4301, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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