Kisongo is an administrative ward and small town in the Arusha Rural District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. According to the 2022 census, the ward has a total population of 12,519.[1] It is located in the outskirts of Arusha, about 7 km west of Arusha Airport. The word Kisongo comes from one of the four major Masai Clan families, Kiputiei, Loitai, Purko and Kisongo. [2]
Kisongo | |
|---|---|
| Kata na Mji wa Kisongo | |
  Kisongo | |
| Coordinates: 03°12′05″S 36°24′55″E / 3.20139°S 36.41528°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| District | Arusha Rural District |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 8,769[1] |
There are numerous local churches, dispensaries and schools in Kisongo. Kisongo Academic College (KAC) is a co-educational institution that is divided into two branches: KAC Secondary School and KAC Department of Tourism and Conservation Training (DTC).[3] Braeburn Arusha School is an international school that provides Early Years, primary and secondary education, following the British National Curriculum.[4] The Saint Joseph Girls High School, Arusha Modern High School (owned by the Catholic Archdiocese) and St. Joseph University Arusha Campus are also located in Kisongo.[5]
In January 2014, a 130-acres piece of land allocated to the East African Community (EAC) by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania was inspected for future expansion. The EAC Secretariat intends to initiate grand development projects on the land that will include staff housing scheme, international school, health centre, recreational facilities, exhibition ground, and banking as well as a shopping mall.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "2022 Population and Housing Census - Administrative units Population Distribution and Age and Sex Distribution Reports" (PDF). Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. Dodoma, Tanzania: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. December 2022. p. 36. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Peer, Peters (2005). Warrior peoples of East Africa: 1840-1900. Osprey.
- ^ "Kisongo Academic College Homepage". Kisongo Academic College. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Braeburn Arusha School Homepage". Braeburn Schools Limited. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "SAUT Establishes Arusha Campus". Daily News TZ. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "EAC Officials Inspect Kisongo Plot". East African Community. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
9°23′S 39°37′E / 9.383°S 39.617°E
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