Ngorongoro District (Wilaya ya Ngorongoro, in Swahili) is one of seven districts in western Arusha Region of Tanzania.
The district’s name has an onomatopoeic origin; it was named by Maasai pastoralists after the sound created by the cowbell (“enkorkor”). Various hominid species have occupied the area for 3 million years, according to fossil evidence discovered at the Olduvai Gorge.
A few thousand years ago, early hunter-gatherers were displaced by pastoralists. The Mbulu pastoralists arrived in the area some 2,000 years ago and were joined by the Datooga in the year 1700. Both clans were forced out of the area by the Maasai in the 1800s, making the Masai the district’s most recent settlers
The district is bordered to the north by Kenya, to the east by Monduli District, the northeast by Longido District, and to the south by the Karatu District.
The western border is the Serengeti District in Mara Region. Ngorongoro District is home to the Ngorongoro Crater and was named after it. It covers an area of 14,036 km2 (5,419 sq mi).
The district is comparable in size to the land area of Timor Leste. The administrative seat is the town of Loliondo.
The district is home to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The district is also home to the third tallest mountain in the country, Mount Loolmalasin.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Ngorongoro Region was 129,776. By 2012, the population of the district was 174,278. By 2022, the population had grown to 273,549.
Climate
In general, the Ngorongoro District has a tropical savannah climate, especially in the Sale Division.
The Ngorongoro District has an average rainfall of 800mm to 1,000mm and strong winds blowing from the East to the West.
Large areas of the District of natural vegetation, the Acacia savannah, especially in the Central, Eastern and Western portions of the district. On the East and West side there is the Great Rift Valley and Mkubwa forests. The climate is more temperate and moorland in the Crater Highlands.
The Southern part of the District is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which occupies 59 percent of the district which is in one of the Ngorongoro Divisions.
The Executive Director of Ngorongoro District Council invites qualified Tanzanians to apply for fourteen (14) job vacancies in this Council after obtaining approval from the Office of the President, Public Service Management and Good Governance.
Deadline: 24 December 2025
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