Kilimanjaro Region

Kilimanjaro Region is one of the 31 administrative regions of Tanzania. Its regional capital and largest city is the municipality of Moshi. The region was officially established in 1963 with two districts, Kilimanjaro and Pare. At the 2012 national census it had 1,640,087 residents, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,702,207, and it was the eighth most densely populated region of the country, with 124 people per square kilometre. The best known ethnic group of the region is the Chaga. The region forms part of the Northern Tourism Circuit and holds Kilimanjaro National Park, which contains Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as Mkomazi National Park, the Pare Mountains, Lake Jipe and Lake Chala. It is bordered by Kenya to the north and east and by the Tanga, Manyara and Arusha regions.