Usa River

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Usa River

Coordinates-3.37°, 36.86°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Usa River also known locally as Ussa is an administrative ward of the Meru District in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is the seat of Meru District. To the north and west, the ward is surrounded by the wards of Nkoaranga, Poli, and Seela Sing'isi. To the south and east, respectively, are the wards of Kikwe and Maroroni, and Maji ya Chai. As of 2012, Usa River ward had a population of 23,437.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Arusha

• Mto wa Mbu
  69.1 mi away · pop. 11,405
• Karatu
  81.8 mi away
• Sitaka
  1162.8 mi away
• Imusho
  1345.4 mi away
• Ad Dawadimi
  1990.6 mi away · pop. 61,834
• Nifi
  2016.5 mi away
• Sadon
  2909.5 mi away
• Virou
  2927.4 mi away · pop. 1,449
• Koayo
  2942.9 mi away · pop. 977
• Banouba
  2945.2 mi away
• Yeyon
  2946 mi away
• Didié
  2951.7 mi away · pop. 1,188

Browse all places in Arusha →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Usa River

Proceedings of the TAWIRI-NINA Workshop on a Collaborative Development Plan

TAWIRI-NINA Workshop on a Collaborative Development Plan (2001 Usa-River, Arusha, Tanzania) · 2001

Amplifying local voices, striving for environmental justice

Tanzania) African Public Interest Law and Community-Based Property Rights Workshop (2000 Arusha · 2002

An overview of Disaster/Famine Management Workshop

Disaster/Famine Management Workshop (1997 Usa River, Tanzania) · 1997

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fire Stick

Euphorbia tirucalli

Seen 2026-09-20

Benghal Dayflower

Commelina benghalensis

Seen 2026-09-20

Trooping Crumble Cap

Coprinellus disseminatus

Seen 2026-09-15

Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

Colobus caudatus

Seen 2026-09-13

Southern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus sylvaticus

Seen 2026-09-13

Mountain Suni

Nesotragus moschatus kirchenpaueri

Seen 2026-09-12

Emperor Swallowtail

Papilio ophidicephalus

Seen 2026-09-12

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

Seen 2026-09-11

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Seen 2026-09-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).