Mbulu is a town in Tanzania and the capital of the Mbulu District. The town is inhabited by people that identify as Iraqw people. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu is also located in Mbulu.
Mbulu District is one of the six districts of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Arusha Region and Lake Eyasi, to the east by the Babati Rural District, to the south by the Hanang District, and to the west by the Singida Region.
Mbulu also (known as Imboru among the Iraqw speakers) is the town in Northern Tanzania. The town is the core of minority cushitic speakers (iraqw people) in Tanzania. The town was founded by Germans in 1907 when they colonizes former German East Africa (Tanganyika, Burundi and Rwanda). Mbulu climate favoured Germans, also the hospitality of the indigenous favoured them. Germans were less harsh to the Iraqw people than the rest Tanganyikans. Thus Iraqw were used by Germans on white collar jobs. Today most Afro-German with Tanzanian ancestry are Iraqw from Mbulu. The main economic activities in Mbulu are Agriculture and Trade. Mbulu area is one of the earliest Wheat growing Plantations. During the British regime, Mbulu peasants were able to form trade union, Particularly Mbulu Wheat Growers association (1923). Most Famous people born in Mbulu are:
- Herman Sarwatt- The first Non-TANU representative in Independent Tanzania.
- Dr. Wilbroad Slaa - Chadema's presidential candidate who came the second in 2010 Tanzania General Election.
- Filbert Bay Sanka - Merlbourne 1971 Gold Medal winner Athlete.
- Philip Marmo Sanka - Former Tanzania ambassador, in Beijing China
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