Arusha

                            
Built by the Germans as a centre for colonial administration in the early 20th century, Arusha was a sleepy town with a garrison stationed at the old Boma and a few shops around a grassy roundabout. Today the city spans in northern Tanzania beneath the peaks of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, and is Tanzania’s third largest city and gateway to the northern safari circuit.
          
Arusha is the site for the United Nations Criminal Tribunal on the Rwandan genocide and the head quarter for the Tripartite Commission for the East African Co-operation, making it a major centre for Tanzanian diplomacy and international relations. The city is also popular for its lively shops and markets, vibrant night life and cultural tourism.
The city has an estimated population of 416,442 people according to the 2012 population census and is said to receive about 400,000 visitors in a year.