Why visit Mto wa Mbu
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 2 places to eat and 5 places to stay in and around town.
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About Mto wa Mbu
Mto wa Mbu is an administrative ward and town in the Monduli district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the ward had a total population of 11,405. The name Mto wa Mbu means " The river of Mosquitoes " in the Swahili Language.
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Museums and landmarks2
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay5
Maryland Green House Resort
Motel and hotel · 2.3 km
Box 112 B144
Schools, colleges and libraries3
More about Mto wa Mbu
Geography
Mto wa Mbu has an area of 3,600 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) of which 1,800 square kilometres (690 sq mi) is for cultivation..
Mto wa Mbu is estimated to be in the midway between the neighbouring Karatu and Makuyuni towns. It is one of the towns in the rift valley in the northern part of Tanzania. It close to lake Manyara and Manyara national park.
Economy
The town of Mto wa Mbu features lodges, rest houses and camp sites for tourists who visit Lake Manyara and Manyara national park.
Banana is the common and largest agricultural product in the town and the surrounding area.
Mto wa Mbu is can be reached by driving from Arusha. It is approximately 112 km from Arusha city and the road is well repaired with tarmac. Tourists vehicles from Arusha, Nairobi, Moshi and Babati always passes through this town on the way to Ngorongoro crater and Serengeti national park.
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Healthcare2
Map of Mto wa Mbu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Kiratu 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Makuyuni 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Ngorongoro 42 km west, about 42 min by car
- Mbulu 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Monduli 67 km east, about 1 h by car
- Magugu 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mto wa Mbu street, Roman Boed, CC BY 2.0
- Kyrkan i Mto wa Mbu, Monstorm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Village Indigobird (f) (27680928924), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- White-bellied Canary (28308272685), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Ring-necked Dove (27973002490), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Laughing Dove (27638757424), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Abyssinian Wheatear (27691852154), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Speckled Pigeon (27891677210), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Speckle-fronted Weaver (28104382271), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Village Indigobird (m) (27681386603), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- White-browed sparrow-weaver (27681389973), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Sunbird (28229584511), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Dark-capped Bulbul, Lake Manyara, Tanzania (27691853994), Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, rkiselev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cparg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cparg, CC BY-SA 4.0
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