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{{Short description|District in Arusha Region, Tanzania}}
{{For|the Karatu meteorite of 1963|Meteorite falls#Karatu}}
{{Infobox settlement



|name = Karatu District
|native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Wilaya ya Karatu}}}}
|nickname = Home of the Hadzabe; The onion capital of Tanzania
|settlement_type = [[Districts of Tanzania|District]] of [[Arusha Region|Arusha]]
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Tanzania|Region]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Arusha Region]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Tanzania|District]]
|established_title = District
|established_date = 1997 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Karatu District Profile|url=https://karatudc.go.tz/historia|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = [[Karatu Town]]
|area_total_km2 = 3,207
|area_rank = [[Districts of Tanzania|4th in Arusha]]
|elevation_max_m = 1,910
|elevation_max_point = Marang Mountains

|population_as_of = 2022
|population_total = 280,454
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_rank = [[Districts of Tanzania|4th in Arusha]]
|population_demonym = Karatuan
|demographics_type1 = [[List of ethnic groups in Tanzania|Ethnic groups]]
|demographics1_title1 = Settler
|demographics1_info1 = [[Swahili people|Swahili]]
|demographics1_title2 = Native
|demographics1_info2 = [[Hadza people|Hadza]], [[Datooga people|Datooga]] & [[Iraqw people|Iraqw]]
|timezone1 = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
|utc_offset1 = +3
|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postcode
|postal_code = 236xx
|website = {{URL|http://Karatudc.go.tz/|Official website}}
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|country = Tanzania
|mammal =[[File:Mellivora capensis (white background).jpg|50px|left]] [[Honey badger]]
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'''Karatu District''' (''Wilaya ya Karatu'', in [[Swahili language|Swahili]]) is one of seven [[Districts of Tanzania|districts]] of the [[Arusha Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. The district is bordered to the north by the [[Ngorongoro District]] and to the west by the [[Meatu District]] in the [[Simiyu Region]]. The district is bordered to the east by the [[Monduli District]], and to the south and southeast by the [[Mbulu District]] and the [[Babati District]]. The district covers an area of {{cvt|3,207|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/northern/admin/|title= District area}}</ref> The district is comparable in size to the land area of [[Samoa]].<ref>{{Convert|2,831|km2|abbr=on}} for Samoa at {{cite web| url=https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Geography/Area/Land |title= Area size comparison| publisher=Nation master| year=2022| access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref> The district has a max elevation of {{cvt|1,739|m}} on Oldeani Peak.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/oldean-karatu-tz-1012580340|title=Oldean, Karatu Elevation}}</ref> Predominantly settled by [[Iraqw people| Iraqw]], Karatu district is home to the [[hunter-gatherer]] community of the [[Hadza people|Hadza]] people. Also Karatu is known agriculturally as the [[onion]] capital of Tanzania.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Red gold of Tanzania|url=https://kilimonews.co.ke/agribusiness/onions-the-red-gold-from-tanzania-kenya-cant-resist/|accessdate= 2022-06-14}}</ref> The district capital is the town of [[Karatu Town|Karatu]]. According to the 2022 census, the population of the district was 280,454.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanzania: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref name="2012 Census">{{cite web |title=2012 Population and Housing Census |url=http://www.tzdpg.or.tz/fileadmin/documents/dpg_internal/dpg_working_groups_clusters/cluster_2/water/WSDP/Background_information/2012_Census_General_Report.pdf |website=Development Partners Group Tanzania |accessdate=7 August 2019 |archive-date=29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329025621/http://www.tzdpg.or.tz/fileadmin/documents/dpg_internal/dpg_working_groups_clusters/cluster_2/water/WSDP/Background_information/2012_Census_General_Report.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography ==
Karatu District is located between three major natural features in Arusha region. Physically, it is bordered to the east by [[Lake Manyara]] and to the south west the district is bordered by [[Lake Eyasi]]. In the north east the district is bordered by the [[Ngorongoro Crater]] rim. Northern Karatu district is very fertile due to the many streams and volcanic soil from the Ngorongoro highlands. The south west side of the district in the Eyasi basi is semi arid.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geography of Karatu District|url=http://www.karatudc.go.tz/historia|accessdate=2 November 2021}}</ref>
Karatu district is the fourth largest district in Arusha region at 3,300 square kilometers, slightly larger than the island country of [[Samoa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Karatu size|url=https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Geography/Area/Total|accessdate= 2 November 2021}}</ref>

===Climate===
The district's climate differs from one place to the next. Annual rainfall in the Eyasi basin averages between 300mm and 400mm, whereas in Karatu town it is between 900mm and 1000mm. The intensity of the rain in April can be high enough to cause significant erosion. Short and long rains are usually separated by one or two months of relatively less rain in most regions. The District has four seasons: short rainy-extended seasons from November to December, short and hot [[dry season]]s from January to March and mid-May, and lengthy and cold seasons from June to October.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geography of Karatu District|url=http://www.karatudc.go.tz/historia|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref>

Karatu District is divided into three agro-ecological zones: the Highland bordering Ngorongoro, the Midland bordering the Marang forest, and the Lowlands bordering the Lake Eyasi Basin. Zone of the Highlands are: Lositete, Upper Kitete, Slahhamo, Kambi ya Simba, Kilimatembo, Rhotia Kati, Kainam Rhotia, Ayalabe, Tloma, Oldeani, Getamock, Buger, Ayalalio, Endonyawe, and Makhoromba are all included. The Highland zone is located between 1400-2000m above sea level and receives 600-800mm of rain per year. It has a [[clay loam|clay loam soil]] type.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

Locations such as; Chemchem, Kilimamoja, Gyekrum Lambo, Gyekrum Arusha, Gongali, Bashay Qurus, Endashangwet, Changarawe, Bassodawish, Endamarariek, Khusmayi, Endallah, Qaru, Endabash, Kambi ya Faru, Laja, and Ngaibara are all part of the Midlands Zone.
The zone is located between 900 and 1400 meters above sea level and receives more than 600mm of rain every year. The soil is clay loam sand.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

The lowlands includes Matala, Dumbechand, Jobaj, Mbuga Nyekundu, Qangdend, Endamaghan, Maleckchand, Mang'ola Barazani, and Laghangarer. It receives more than 300mm of rain every year. The soil type is sand slit loam.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

==Economy==
Agriculture and livestock keeping account for more than 85% of Karatu's economic activities. There are no businesses. Some people work in retail establishments in Manyara and Karatu towns, as well as Endabash, Oldeani, and Mang'ola commercial centers.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

===Infrastructure and mass communication===
The District has a total road network length of 713 km, of which the regional road accounts for 253 km. 52 kilometers of the 253 kilometers are tarmac roads, while 460 kilometers are district roads, with 76.3 kilometers being gravel and 383.7 kilometers being earth roads.
There are five airstrips in the area: Manyara, Qurus, Matala, Qangdend, and Buger. Only Manyara has a commercial airport. Vodacom, Tigo, Zain, and Zantel operate 548 telephone lines (TTCL) and a cellular network.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>
Paved trunk road T17 from [[Arusha]] to the [[Ngorongoro National Park]] passes through the district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arusha Region Roads Network |url=https://www.tanroads.go.tz/common/uploads/road_networks/w2715175812c8137f7c21c66b0e3aa92.pdf |website=TanRoads |accessdate=20 August 2019}}</ref>

As of 2016, the district [[per capita income]] is still expected to be 800,000/= [[Tanzanian shilling|TZS]] each year. Other important indicators of development include the following: literacy rate of 64%, population growth rate of 3.1, dependency ratio of 97, employment in agriculture 61%, livestock keeping 7.49%, office 3.14%, elementary occupation 21.33%, plant operations/assemble 0.37%, business operation 3%, hand hoes owned by 79% of the population, sex ratio of 108, energy consumption (electricity) is 4%, and firewood is 96%.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
The district's total [[Arable land|arable]] land area is 1,025.75 square kilometers, accounting for 31.1% of the entire area. The potential land for irrigation agriculture is 6,231ha, with approximately 4,050ha under irrigation. The springs of Qang'nded, Manyara (Chemchem), and Endashangwet provide water. The District has 102,573 acres of arable ground for farming. [[Coffee]], [[onion]], [[wheat]], [[barley]], pigeon peas, and [[sunflower]] are the main income crops, while maize, beans, finger [[millet]], and [[sorghum]] are the important food crops. In 2015/2016, the District cultivated 48,197.1 ha of food crops and 27,782.5 ha of cash crops. In 2015/16, maize production was 81,112.8 tonnes, equivalent to 15 to 20 bags per acre.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>
Farmers in the district are advanced in agriculture since 65% of them utilize hybrid seeds, [[Fertilizer|artificial fertilizers]], and tractors in farm preparation. The average maize production per hector is 3 tonnes in rainfed areas and 5.75 tonnes in irrigation areas.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

Livestock husbandry is an essential economic activity for Karatu District people. According to estimates, the council has 811,360 animals, including 271,885 [[cattle]] and 373,588 goats and sheep. Pigs (12,816), chickens (165, 887), [[chicken|chicken broilers]] (46,766), and donkeys are among the other livestock kept in the district (9116). [[Dairy|Milk production]] for daily cattle increased from 8 to 10 liters per day, while indigenous cattle climbed from 1.5 to 3 liters per day. In 2015, 97,879,190 liters were produced for dairy cattle.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

===Industry===
Industrialization is making steady progress, especially in small-scale industrial facilities relative to medium and large-scale establishments. There are 5 small-scale companies that mostly process agricultural and [[livestock]] products; 1 medium-sized industry that prepares and cans milk (Ayalabe Dairy milk industry). Small-scale enterprises primarily process farm goods, however others employ other inputs such as coffee.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

As of 2016, a significant number of Karatu residents are involved in trading, with over 2,000 trading entities in operation, ranging from [[retail]] and wholesale shops to hospitality industries such as kiosks, restaurants, and hotels; apartments, boarding houses, lodging, and guest houses, as well as liquors bars; transport business; banking; bookshops, stationeries, and printing; beauty salon and barber shops; professional consultancies; farm implements; butchers; pharmacies and mobile phones retailers.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

===Tourism===
Endoro waterfalls, Lake Eyasi, Kambi ya simba Forest Reserve, Mount Oldeani, Mumba rock paintings, and Yaeda Valley for cultural tourism to see the [[Hadza people|Hadzabe]] and [[Datooga people|Datooga]] communities are some of the important attractions in Karatu district.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The largest ethnic population in the district is the [[Iraqw people|Iraqw]] people, followed by the [[Datooga people|Datooga]] and the [[Hadza people|Hadza]] people. According to the 2022 Census, the Council has a population of 256,838 people, with 131,417 men and 125,422 women, and 48,345 homes. The District's birth rate is 3.1%. The average population density is 73.4 people per square kilometer, with lower densities (7-10 people per square kilometer) along Lake Eyasi and higher densities (100 people per square kilometer) in Karatu and Mbulumbulu Divisions.<ref>{{Cite web|date= 2016|title= Karatu District Council Investment Guide| publisher= Office of the District Executive Director, Karatu District| url=https://karatudc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/58d/2e7/dbb/58d2e7dbbcc73801704595.pdf|access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>
[[File:Tanzania - Hadzabe chief (14347998227).jpg|thumb|Portrait of Hadzabe Leader in Karatu's Baray Ward]]
[[File:Datooga Familiy.jpg|thumb|Datooga Family]]
[[File:Продавец ираку.jpg|thumb|Iraqw man]]


==Administrative subdivisions==

===Wards===
Karatu District is divided into four divisions, 14 wards, and 58 registered villages (Mbulumbulu, Eyasi, Karatu, and Endabash). As of 2012, Karatu District is administratively divided into 14 wards:<ref name="2012 Census" />
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#[[Baray (Tanzanian ward)|Baray]]
#[[Buger (Tanzanian ward)|Buger]]
#[[Daa]]
#[[Endabash]]
#[[Endamaghang]]
#[[Endamarariek]]
#[[Ganako]]
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#[[Kansay]]
#[[Karatu (Tanzanian ward)|Karatu]]
#[[Mang'ola]]
#[[Mbulumbulu]]
#[[Oldeani]]
#[[Qurus]]
#[[Rhotia]]
{{col-end}}

==Notable people from Karatu District==
* [[Saigilo]], Datooga King
* [[Filbert Bayi]], Tanzanian athlete
*Dr. Wilbrod Peter Slaa, A Lawyer, Prominent Opposition Leader and Theologian

*Prof. Mayo (University of Dar Es Salaam) Professor Of Civil Engineering

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Karatu District}}
{{Arusha}}
{{Districts of Arusha}}

[[Category:Karatu District| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Arusha Region]]

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