Tarime

{{Short description|Capital of Tarime District, Mara Region}}

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Tarime is a large town in northwestern Mara Region, Tanzania. The town is the location of the district capital of Tarime District. The main Tanzania-Kenyan border crossing in Sirari is less than 20km away from Tarime and can be reached by following the paved trunk road T4.{{cite web|title=Trunk and Regional Roads in Tanzania|url=http://tanroads.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=92|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122033953/http://www.tanroads.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=92|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 22, 2012|website=Tanroads|accessdate=1 December 2015}}

According to the 2012 census, the population of Tarime, which comprises Bomani, Nyamisangura and Sabasaba wards, was 33,431.{{cite web|title=Census 2012|url=http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome|website=National Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=9 December 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome|archivedate=5 March 2016}} In 2022 census, National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania report the population of Tarime town is 133,043 consist of 8 wards, which are Bomani, Nyamisangura, Sabasaba, Nkende, Nyandoto, Kenyamanyori, Turwa and Kentare.{{Cite web | url=https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Census2022/Administrative_units_Population_Distribution_Report_Tanzania_Mainland_volume1b.pdf | title=Administrative Units Population Distribution Report | website=www.nbs.go.tz}}