Songoro, Meru

Songoro Ward
Kata ya Songoro (Swahili)
Kata ya Songoro
Songoro Ward
Coordinates: 3°19′32.16″S 36°49′41.88″E / 3.3256000°S 36.8283000°E / -3.3256000; 36.8283000
Country Tanzania
RegionArusha Region
DistrictMeru District
Area
  Total
114.0 km2 (44.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,285 m (4,216 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
11,139
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)

Songoro is an administrative ward in the Meru District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward covers an area of 114.0 km2 (44.0 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 1,285 m (4,216 ft). The ward is the source of the Kikuletwa River through the Tengeru River as a tributary which eventually leads to the Pangani River. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 11,139.