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The word "Marangu" means a place with too many water streams. It is one of the most popular places in Tanzania. One of the proverbs of Chagga is "Ulamine kilahu ulyemkiwoa" (not from the Vunjo dialect) which means do not despise something/somebody from which you once received support. it is located
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itself.. The four and half day Marangu Route climb is considered the least arduous. It is believed that the first man in history to have climbed Kibo peak on Kilimanjaro was Kinyala Johannes Lauwo (1871–1996) of Ashira Marangu who allegedly died aged 125 years in May 1996.
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Marangu is home to The Marangu Teacher Training College and Ashira Girls High School and many other schools which provides education to not only marangu residents but to other residents from different places around Tanzania.
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Many Marangu residents are farmers growing bananas, vegetables and coffee. However, the biggest source of income is tourism. The Marangu route is the most popular hiking route in
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Before Independence in 1961, the town of Marangu used to be the headquarters of the
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119 kilometers from Arusha city and 39 kilometers from Moshi municipality.
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The Marangu Gate entrance to Kilimanjaro National park.
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Moshi District
Kilimanjaro Region
Mount Kilimanjaro
Chagga
Vunjo
Petro Itosi Marealle
Thomas Marealle
Moshi
Africa
Babylon Lodge
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
Chaga
Kilimanjaro Region
Kilimanjaro National Park
"Marangu Route Kilimanjaro"
3°21′17″S 37°31′19″E / 3.35472°S 37.52194°E / -3.35472; 37.52194

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