Karatu District


Karatu District is one of the seven districts in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is bordered by the Ngorongoro District to the north, the Shinyanga Region to the west, the Monduli District to the east, and the Manyara Region to the south and southeast.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Karatu District was 178,434. By 2012, the population of the district was 230,166.

Transport

Paved trunk road T17 from Arusha to the Ngorongoro National Park passes through the district.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, Karatu District is administratively divided into 14 wards: