Qurus

{{Short description|Ward in Karatu, Arusha, Tanzania}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Qurus

| 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 = Karatu District

| coordinates = {{Coord|03|25|58|S|35|36|28|E|region:TZ-01-type:city|display=inline,title}}

| population_as_of = 2012

| population_total = 15,919

| official_name = Kata ya Qurus

}}

Qurus is an administrative ward in the Karatu district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 15,919.{{cite web |title=Tanzania National Census 2012 |url=https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/census2012/Census_General_Report.zip |website=National Bureau of Statistics |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics |access-date=1 July 2022 |location=Dodoma, Tanzania |page=30|language=en |date=March 2013}}

The Qurus ward is composed of 4 villages namely, Gongali, Bashay, Genda and Qurus

A grassroots antipoverty program was developed in Gongali Village.{{Cite web|title=What is Gongali model?|url=http://www.gongalimodel.org/what-Gongali-Model.html}}

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{{Karatu District}}

Category:Karatu District

Category:Wards of Arusha Region

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