Akheri

{{Short description|Ward in Meru District, Arusha Region}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Akheri

|native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Kata ya Akheri}}}}

|nickname = Land of lake Duluti

|settlement_type = Ward

|pushpin_map=Tanzania

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Arusha Region

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Meru District

|population_total = 13,699

}}

File:Lake Duluti with Meru view, Akheri.jpg

Akheri is an administrative ward in the Meru District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania with an area of 16.65 km².{{Cite web |title=Meru (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/northern/admin/0202__meru/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=citypopulation.de}}

Akheri ward is home to Lake Duluti. The largest settlement in the ward is the town of Tengeru. The ward is also home to Polish refugees WWII Cemetery. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 12,243.{{cite web|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/arumeru.htm|title=2002 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of Tanzania|accessdate=2008-08-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040318022544/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/arumeru.htm |archivedate=2004-03-18}}