Usa River or Usaa River is a town and ward around to the east of the City of

Arusha 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 on the eastern edge of the eastern bran ...

, the capital of the

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 on the eastern edge of the eastern ...

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 ...

. Usa River is the district capital 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 ...

. As of 2012, Usa River ward had a population of 23,437.

Education

Tumaini University Makumira, formerly Lutheran Theological College Makumira, is the main campus of Tumaini University, the university of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) is the federation of Lutheran churches in Tanzania and one of the largest Lutheran denominations in the world, with more than 6 million members, or 13% of the Tanzanian population. It is the secon ...

, established in 1997. The MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation is located in Usa River. The School of St Jude, a charity-funded school for the poorest children of the Arusha Region, has a campus in Usa River. The Usa River Rehabilitation Center is a Lutheran center in Usa River where also people with disabilities are trained in various vocations. The center also runs a bakery where a wide range of breads and cakes are produced and sold at a stall near the Moshi-Arusha Road.

Kennedy House International School Kennedy House International School is a private, International Primary School founded in 2009. It's 20 acre rural campus is situated in Usa River, on the outskirts of Arusha, in Tanzania. It was established out of the need for a quality internat ...

, is a British curriculum Primary School opened in 2010. It serves both the local and expat community of Arusha and Usa River.Kennedy House International School
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References

Wards of Meru District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub