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Population10,836
GeoNames
RegionArusha
Elevation2,377 m
7,799 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportLake Manyara Airport (LKY)
40 km
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Why visit Ngorongoro
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Ngorongoro
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About Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro is an administrative ward in the Ngorongoro District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward is home to the Ngorongoro Crater. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 9,807.
From the Wikipedia article Ngorongoro (Tanzanian ward) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photos of Ngorongoro
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay4
Gas and EV charging1
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Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Ngorongoro
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Kiratu 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Mto wa Mbu 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Mbulu 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Makuyuni 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area 2021-02 - milkyway - galactic center, Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area 01 - milkyway - galactic center, Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flora of Tanzania 4159 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flora of Tanzania 4160 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Blacksmith lapwing in Tanzania 4164 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 4165 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 4166 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Танзания - panoramio (1), Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Tanzania 3791 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ostrich Struthio camelus Tanzania 3789 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 3792 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ostrich Struthio camelus Tanzania 3790 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 3782 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 3774 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 3773 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 3772 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Blacksmith lapwing in Tanzania 4169 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred ibis in Tanzania 4178 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred ibis in Tanzania 4177 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred ibis in Tanzania 4180 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred ibis in Tanzania 4179 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 4176 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flora of Tanzania 3793 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flora of Tanzania 3807 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred ibis in Tanzania 4181 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sacred ibis in Tanzania 4175 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flora of Tanzania 3795 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flora of Tanzania 3794 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flora of Tanzania 3802 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kori bustard Ardeotis kori in Tanzania 4224 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kori bustard Ardeotis kori in Tanzania 4225 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kori bustard Ardeotis kori in Tanzania 4226 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kori bustard Ardeotis kori in Tanzania 4223 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tanzania 4173 cropped Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus in Tanzania 4201 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus in Tanzania 4217 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus in Tanzania 4203 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus in Tanzania 4213 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus in Tanzania 4206 Nevit, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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