Makumira is a small town located in
Poli __NOTOC__
Poli can refer to:
Food
* ''Puran Poli'', a poli made up of wheat flour and puran (sweet cooked gram paste)
* A Marathi name for ''chapati'', a bread made up of wheat flour
Organisations
* FC Timişoara Romanian first league football c ...
ward of
Meru District
Meru or Meru District Council is one of the seven districts councils of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.The District covers an area of . and has an max elevation of . Meru District is bordered to the north by Longido District, to the east by Siha ...
in
Arusha Region
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census).
Located below Mount Meru (Tanzania), Mount Meru on the eastern e ...
of northern
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 lies on the slope of
Mount Meru
Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritu ...
, the fifth-highest mountain in Africa. Makumira is about 16 kilometres from the city of Arusha on the main road, A23. The neighboring villages are Tengeru and Usa River.
Makumira is growing due to the presence of
Makumira University College
Makumira University College (MUCo) is the oldest constituent college of Tumaini University, located in the small town of Makumira, Poli ward, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhu ...
, the local branch of
Tumaini University, which is run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT).
Transport in the town is mainly by
.
The biggest tribe in this small town is the Meru tribe. The village is growing gradually due to the presence of students at Tumaini University Makumira, and becoming wealthier as a center of business.
References
External links
Makumira University College
Populated places in Arusha Region
Mount Meru (Tanzania)
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