Gairo, Tanzania

Gairo is a large town and an administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa.^[3] The town is the administrative centre for Gairo District. It is located on the main Dodoma to Dar es Salaam road and is a transshipment point, as well as a shipping point for the agricultural products of the district. As of 2012, the town's population was 22,948,^[2]

Gairo
Town and ward
Gairo Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 06°08′34″S 36°52′10″E / 6.14278°S 36.86944°E / -6.14278; 36.86944
Country	Tanzania
Region	Morogoro Region
District	Gairo District
Area
• Town and ward	106.8 km^2 (41.2 sq mi)
Population  (2012 census)^[1]
• Town and ward	33,209
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
• Urban ^[2]	22,948
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode	67701
Climate	Cwa

As of 2002, the population of the ward was 35,638.^[4] Ethnically, the people are mostly Kaguru.

Notes

1. Citypopulation.de
2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
3. (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
4. . Archived from the original on 20 March 2004.