Kondoa Mjini

Kondoa Mjini (Kondoa Urban) is an administrative ward in the Kondoa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 21,878.^[1]

Kondoa Town is the district capital of Kondoa District. The local government buildings were mostly built during the German colonization. The town also has a district hospital, three O-Level Secondary schools, one A-Level school for girls, and an agricultural college. There is also a teachers' training college called Bustani (garden in Kiswahili) College. There is a local bank branch.

The climate is semi-arid. The rainy season is from late December to mid March, and receives little to no precipitation the rest of the year. The weather is mostly hot. The town has a hot spring that provides drinking water for many inhabitants. There is also a river that runs through the town, though in the dry months there is almost no water above ground. There is a good bridge over the river. The Irangi tribe is the most populous ethnic group in Kondoa, and their native language is Kirangi. As it was a stop on an ancient caravan road, Kondoa has a sizeable non-Irangi minority.

The town is about 70% Muslim and 30% Christian, with aboriginal religions virtually extinct. Relations between religious groups are good.

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Coordinates: 4°54′0″S 35°46′12″E / 4.90000°S 35.77000°E / -4.90000; 35.77000