Selela

Selela is an administrative ward in the Monduli district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.
The population is growing rapidly: according to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 5,102,^[1] in the 2012 census this number has risen to 8,703 (+ 71%). This number can be divided in the main village Selela (4,691) and the subvillage Mbaashi (4,012).

The current Village Chairman of Selela is mr. Kileli Orboset.
In Selela there are some schools:
- Selela Primary School is the largest and counts about 1,200 children. The head teacher is mrs. Aisia Ihoyello.
- In the subvillage of Mbaashi, about 16 km from Selela, there's also primary school which counts almost 500 children. The head teacher is mr. William Laizer.
- A third new primary school is about 7 km from Selela village and is called Ndinyika Primary School, with about 130 children. Head teacher is mr. Daniel Melita.
- Oltinga Secondary School is built on the escarpment and overviews Selela village. This school has almost 400 students from the region around Selela. Head teacher is mr. Manase Elias Otaro.

Selela has a dispensary (doctor Msalu) and a new dispensary at Mbaashi is under construction.

Selela and Mbaashi are supported by Tanzania Support Foundation, which is an NGO from the Netherlands. This organization especially helped the Selela schools with several supplies (for example school desks, computers, books, exercise books, storage cupboards, construction materials for classrooms and teachers houses et cetera) and the medical dispensary (for example several medical supplies, wheelchairs, walkers and a solar installation).

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