Ngorongoro District

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Arusha Region's Districts

Ngorongoro District is one of the five districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Kenya, to the east by the Monduli District, to the south by the Karatu District and to the west by the Mara Region.

According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Ngorongoro Region was 129,776. [1]

Within the district are the famous Ngorongoro Crater and active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai. It plays host to parts of the wildebeest migration, as such, much of the district is considered part of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, which is defined by the limits of the annual wildlife migration.

The major ethnic group in the district are the Maasai people.

The District Headquarters, including the office of the District Commissioner are located in Loliondo village.

1 Protected Area Status
2 Divisions
3 Wards
4 Sources
5 See also

[edit] Protected Area Status

The entire southern half of the district is designated as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) which is governed by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA). The Conservation Area is the only one of its kind in Tanzania with all other of the country's protected areas designated as Game Reserves and National Parks.

The NCAA uniquely allows human habitation within the protected area, but places restrictions on land-use in the NCA, including cultivation and livestock grazing. Whilst watering of cattle is permitted, human habitation and livestock grazing is forbidden in the Ngorongoro Crater which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.