{{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields that may be available and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Gairo District |other_name = |settlement_type = District <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_map = Gairo District in Morogoro 2022.svg |map_caption = Gairo District of Morogoro Region <!-- Location ------------------> |coordinates = {{coord|06|16|S|036|55|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Morogoro Region <!-- Population -----------------------> |area_total_km2 = 1,971 |population_as_of = 2022 |population_total = 258,205 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = }} '''Gairo District''' is one of the seven districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It is located in the northwest corner of Morogoro Region. The administrative seat is in the town of Gairo.<ref name="DN-1">{{Cite news|author=Staff|title=Tanzania: State Gazettes New Regions, Districts|date=9 March 2012|newspaper=Daily News|location=Dar es Salaam, Tanzania|url=http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2739-state-gazettes-new-regions-districts|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823174437/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2739-state-gazettes-new-regions-districts|archivedate=23 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Gairo District was 258,205 in 2022.<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=2024-02-11 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>

==History== Gairo District was formally established when it was gazetted in March 2012. Prior to that Gairo was a division of Kilosa District.

==Administrative subdivisions==

===Constituencies=== For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area that became Gairo District (formerly part of Kilosa District) had one constituency:<ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Parliamentary Election Results: Morogoro: Wilaya ya Kilosa: Gairo|publisher=National Electoral Commission of Tanzania|url=http://www.nec.go.tz/index.php?modules=election_results_2010&sub=&etype=2&region=18&district=109&const=316|access-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085830/http://www.nec.go.tz/index.php?modules=election_results_2010&sub=&etype=2&region=18&district=109&const=316|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Organisations located in Kilosa District - Tanzania|publisher=African Development Information|url=http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/lor/lor_tz_10_2.html|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903022054/http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/lor/lor_tz_10_2.html|archivedate=3 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * Gairo Constituency

===Divisions=== Gairo District is administratively divided into divisions.

===Wards=== As of 2012, Gairo District was administratively divided into eight wards:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000|year=2012|publisher=Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)|url=http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/morogoro.pdf|access-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182043/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/morogoro.pdf|archive-date=2 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Gairo * Mandege * Rubeho * Chagongwe * Chanjale * Kibedya * Chakwale * Iyogwe {{div col end}}

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{{Districts of Morogoro}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

Category:Districts of Morogoro Region Category:States and territories established in 2012