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Longido | |
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Town and ward | |
Shops on the main road running through Longido. Mount Longido can be seen behind, however the peak isn't visible from here. | |
Coordinates: 2°43′57″S 36°41′54″E / 2.73250°S 36.69833°ECoordinates: 2°43′57″S 36°41′54″E / 2.73250°S 36.69833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Arusha Region |
District | Longido District |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
UFI | -2566800 |
Longido[1] is a small town and ward in Arusha Region in Tanzania. It is the administrative seat for Longido District. Most of the inhabitants are Maasai, but there are other East African tribes as well.
Longido is at the foot of Mount Longido, which can be climbed in one and a half days.
Longido includes some basic accommodation (guest houses), restaurants, bars, and general stores. There is also a police station there, several churches, and a primary and secondary school. Electricity in the town is by national electricity grid.
A 1928 ascent of Mount Longido was described in Vivienne de Watteville's book Speak to the Earth (1935).
Anyolite was first discovered at the Mundarara Mine near Longido in 1954.
In 2007, Longido became the capital of Longido District, which was formed out of part of Monduli District.
In addition to the town of Longido, the ward includes the village of Engikareti.[2]