Babati, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in

Babati Urban District Babati Urban District (or Babati Town Council) is one of the six districts of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. Babati Urban District is surrounded by Babati Rural District. The administrative capital of the district is Babati town. According to t ...

Manyara Region Manyara Region (''Mkoa wa Manyara'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the town of Babati. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,425,131, which was lower than the ...

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. It is the administrative capital of

and Babati Rural District and also the administrative capital of Manyara Region. AFRICAN TRACTOR

Babati town has developed from a mere village since Babati District was established in 1985. The new status boosted the town into rapid growth. The town is located at an altitude of near the end of

Tarangire National Park Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania's Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire E ...

and the base of

Lake Babati Lake Babati is a lake in Tanzania known for its population of hippos. Recent droughts have led to a drop in the number of sightings of hippos, causing concern for local hoteliers. The lake is located near Babati town, in the Babati Urban District ...

, nestling under

Mount Kwaraha Mount Kwaraha is a mountain in central Tanzania. It is located approximately east of the town of Babati, in Babati District of Manyara Region. Mount Kwaraha is a granite inselberg, and rises to .Briggs, Philip and Chris Mcintyre. ''Tanzania Safar ...

History

The story is told that the town's name resulted from misunderstanding a Gorowa boy by a German roadwork supervisor. The boy did not understand the question about the location's name asked by the German. He pointed at an older man and said "Baba ti", meaning in his language "this is my father". The German noted down the name "Babati" as he thought this was the township's name. It is claimed in the book ''Tanganyikan Guerilla: East African Campaign 1914-1918,'' that Napoleon's son, then a colonel in the British Cavalry, died and was interred in Babati.

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{{Authority control Babati District Populated places in Manyara Region Regional capitals in Tanzania

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