page_title: Babati District
section_title: Administrative subdivisions
hierarchical_section_title: Babati District / Administrative subdivisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Mt Kwaraa
context_page_description: Babati Rural District is a district of Manyara Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative capital of the district is Babati town, 172 km south of Arusha. The district covers an area of 6,069 km², a large proportion of which is covered by the water bodies of Lake Babati, Lake Burunge and Lake Manyara. The district is bordered to the north by Arusha Region, to the south east by Simanjiro District, to the south by Dodoma Region, to the south west by Hanang District, and to the north west by Mbulu District. Babati Urban District is located within the district.
  Babati District was established by dividing the then Hanang District into two districts - Babati and Hanang. The decision produced Babati District, which was officially documented in the Government Official Gazette No. 403 on 1 October 1985. Babati District became autonomous in July 1986 as a District Council.
  According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Babati District was 303,013.
  The District Commissioner of Babati District is Hadija R.R. Nyembo.
context_section_description: Babati District is administratively divided into 4 divisions, 21 wards and 96 villages.
caption: Mt Kwahara
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