Moshi is a Tanzanian municipality with a population of 144,739 according to the 2002 census and an estimated 2011 population of 206,728. The municipality is in the Kilimanjaro Region and is situated on the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano that is the highest mountain in Africa. The municipality covers about 59 km2 and is the smallest municipality in Tanzania by area.
Many people from the Chagga and Pare ethnic groups live in Moshi, which lies on the A23 Arusha–Himo east–west road connecting Arusha and Voi, Kenya. Just to the east of Moshi is the intersection with the B1 north–south road eventually connecting with Tanga and Dar es Salaam. Moshi is often considered the cleanest town in Tanzania.
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