Businesses in Karatu District

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karatu District

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	45
Other accommodation	44
Primary and elementary schools	37
Education	30
Hospitals	29
Restaurants	23
Churches	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Tour operators	10
Shopping	10
Gas station	9
Electronics stores	8

Karatu District Facts

Area	3505.2 km²
Population	307,747
Male Population	157,407 (51.1%)
Female Population	150,340 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+332.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+89.2%
Median Age	18.1 years (Male: 18.2, Female: 18)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,937 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-3.33333, 35.66667

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Karatu District Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	71,224	119,786	162,681	260,734	307,747	352,061	397,209
Population Density	20.3 / km²	34.2 / km²	46.4 / km²	74.4 / km²	87.8 / km²	100.4 / km²	113.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karatu District Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 89.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Karatu District	+332.1%	+156.9%	+89.2%
Arusha Region	—	—	—
Tanzania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karatu District Median Age

Median Age: 18.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Karatu District	18.1 yrs	18 yrs	18.2 yrs
Arusha Region	18.5 yrs	19 yrs	18 yrs
Tanzania	17.7 yrs	18.2 yrs	17.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Karatu District Population Density

Population Density: 87.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Karatu District	307,747	3,505.2 km²	87.8 / km²
Arusha Region	2 million	36,962.5 km²	53.5 / km²
Tanzania	53.2 million	940,193.6 km²	56.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karatu District Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Karatu District

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Karatu District

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Karatu District Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,589	$1,597	$999	$1,369	$1,484	$1,643	$1,928	$1,937
Total GDP	$200.5M	$250.7M	$159.7M	$248.9M	$320.2M	$420.6M	$560.4M	$578.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Karatu District CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Karatu District	93,088 tn	0.3 tn	26.6 tons/km²
Arusha Region	603,783 tn	0.31 tn	16.3 tons/km²
Tanzania	13,721,720 tn	0.26 tn	14.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Karatu District CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	93,088 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	26.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.5)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4.6)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/12/19	2:50 AM	4.2	32.6 km	10,000 m	30km NE of Mbulu, Tanzania	usgs.gov
5/8/19	3:00 PM	4.2	58.2 km	10,000 m	18km N of Magugu, Tanzania	usgs.gov
8/8/18	9:07 PM	4.2	43.9 km	10,000 m	16km NE of Mbulu, Tanzania	usgs.gov
8/5/18	10:58 AM	4.5	46.7 km	14,390 m	36km NNE of Ngorongoro, Tanzania	usgs.gov
8/22/13	5:13 PM	4.6	38.8 km	10,820 m	33km NE of Mbulu, Tanzania	usgs.gov
8/21/13	8:30 AM	4.6	75.5 km	15,680 m	12km WNW of Monduli, Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/3/13	9:53 AM	4.6	79.7 km	9,900 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
6/3/13	3:24 AM	4.5	64.6 km	9,800 m	52km NNE of Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania	usgs.gov
4/12/13	4:43 PM	4.3	60.1 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov
10/24/09	9:55 AM	4.5	51.8 km	10,000 m	Tanzania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Karatu District

Karatu District is one of the six districts in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is bordered by the Ngorongoro District to the north, the Shinyanga Region to the west, the Monduli District to the east, and the Manyara Region to the south and southeas..

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