Babati

Babati
Mount Kwaraha
Babati is located in Tanzania
Babati
Babati
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 4°13′S 35°45′E / 4.217°S 35.750°E / -4.217; 35.750
Country Tanzania
RegionManyara
DistrictBabati
Elevation
2,145 m (7,037 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
67,445

Babati[2] is a town in Babati Urban District of Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is the administrative capital of Babati Urban District and Babati Rural District and also the administrative capital of Manyara Region.

Tractor made and modified in Babati.

Babati town has developed from a mere village since Babati District was established in 1985. The new status boosted the town into rapid growth. The town is located at an altitude of 2,145 metres or 7,037 feet near the end of Tarangire National Park and the base of Lake Babati, nestling under Mount Kwaraha.[3]


  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  2. ^ Babati (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ "Babati: A town with intriguing history". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-26.

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