Themi

{{Short description|Ward of Arusha City Council in Arusha Region of Tanzania}} {{Infobox settlement    | name = Themi Ward | native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Themi}}}} | official_name = Kata ya Themi | nickname = "The city's hill" | settlement_type = Ward | image_skyline = Themi Hill from Levolosi Ward.jpg | caption = View of Themi Hill from the northwest direction | coordinates = {{coord|3|23|57.12|S|36|42|18.72|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 District | seat_type = Capital | seat = Old Police Line neighborhood | area_total_km2 = 6.200 | elevation_m = 1,325 | elevation_max_m = 1,457  | population_demonym = Themian | population_as_of = 2012 | population_total = 9,458 | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code | postal_code = 23109 |demographics_type1 = Ethnic groups |demographics1_title1 = Settler |demographics1_info1 = Meru |demographics1_title2 = Ancestral |demographics1_info2 = Kinongo }}

'''Themi''' is an administrative ward in the Arusha District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is home to Themi Hill which is 1,457 meters tall. The ward also gets its name from the hill and river which runs on its western border. Themi ward is bordered by Kati and Sekei wards to the north. Kimandolu, Moshono, Olorien wards border the ward to the east. To the south is Engutoto and Lemara wards. Lastly, to the west Themi ward is bordered by Daraja Mbili ward. The ward covers an area of {{cvt|6.200|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|1,325|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elevationmap.net/themi-mashariki-themi-arusha-urban-tz-1012567529|title=Themi Elevation}}</ref> According to the 2012 census, the ward had a total population of 9,458 <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=2021-12-05}}</ref>

==Economy== Themi ward is home to a number of significant manufancturing industries in the city. Tanzania Breweries Limited is the largest factory in the ward, producing product for the northern and central areas. Also Fiberboards factory is located in the ward, further employing hundreds. Sunflag Tanzania Limited factory as well as Arusha Coffee Mills, Sunkist Bakery Limited, Hanspaul Group Limited, Darsh Industries Limited and Tanelec Limited are also big employers in the ward. The north part of Themi ward is home to a high number of middle to upper class residential areas.

== Administration and neighborhoods == The postal code for Themi Ward is ''23109''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postalcodeinfo.com/tanzania/places-sokon_ii-arusha_-4|title = Sokon II, Arusha Rural, Arusha}}</ref> The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods: * Aicc, Themi * Corridor, Themi * Old Police Line, Themi * Themi Mashariki, Themi

== Education== Themi ward is home to these educational institutions: * Themi Primary School * Prime School (private) * Arusha Day Secondary School * Arusha School * Tanganyika School Early Years (private)

==Healthcare== Themi ward is home to the following health institutions: * Themi Health Center * Total Care Health Center * Well Point Health Center * Kam Medical Health Center * Old Arusha Health Center

==References== {{reflist}} {{Arusha Urban District}} Category:Wards of Arusha City Category:Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub}}