Oltroto

{{Short description|Ward in Arusha Rural District, Arusha Region}} {{Infobox settlement    | name = Oltoroto Ward | native_name = {{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Oltoroto}} | official_name = Kata ya Oltoroto | nickname = Land of Oldonyo Sapuk | settlement_type = Ward | image_skyline = Central Oltoroto Ward.jpg | caption = Central Oltoroto Ward | pushpin_map = Tanzania | coordinates = {{coord|3|20|31.2|S|36|42|32.04|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Arusha Region | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Arusha Rural District | seat_type = Capital | seat = Village of Oldonyo Sapuk | area_total_km2 = 11.85 | elevation_m = 1,699 | elevation_max_m = 1,850  | population_demonym = Oltoroti | population_as_of = 2012 | population_total = 15,451 | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Tanzania Postal Code | postal_code = 23216 }} '''Oltroto''' or also spelt as '''''Oltoroto''''' is a Tanzanian administrative ward located in Arusha Rural District of the Arusha Region. ''Oltoroto'' means "a place to collect chalk" in Maasai language. The ward is bordered by Ilkiding'a to the north, Sokon II to the east, Moivo to the south and finally Olorieni and Kiranyi wards to the west. The ward is home to plateau mountain called Oldonyo Sapuk and on the east of the ward is Kivesi Hill at 1,897 meters tall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/adm/arusha.html|title = Arusha Mountains}}</ref> The ward covers an area of {{cvt|11.85|km2}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/northern/admin/|title=Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref> and has an average elevation of {{cvt|1,699|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/kivulul-oltoroto-arusha-tz-1012574763|title=Oltoroto Elevation}}</ref> According to the 2012 census, the ward had a total population of 15,451<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|title=2012 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of Tanzania|access-date=2021-12-01|archive-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> thumb|Oldonyo Sapuk view, Meru in the background.

== Economy == Oltoroto ward's economy is dominated by subsistence agriculture that supplies the city of Arusha with farm produce goods such as milk and vegetables. There are no major industries in the ward.

== Administration and neighborhoods == The postal code for Oltoroto ward is 23216.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postalcodeinfo.com/tanzania/places-oltoroto-arusha_-4|title = Oltoroto, Arusha Rural, Arusha}}</ref> The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods: * Ilikirevi, Oltoroto * Kivulul, Oltoroto * Oldonyosapuk, Oltoroto * Olgilai, Oltoroto

== Education == Oltoroto ward is home to these educational institutions: * Enyoito Secondary School * Ilboru Secondary School

==Healthcare== Oltoroto ward is home to the following health institutions: * Oldonyosapuk Health Center

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Wards of Arusha District Category:Wards of Arusha Region