Historia

Babati Town Council is a local government authority located in Babati District, which is situated in the Manyara Region of northern Tanzania. The town is known for its role as an administrative and economic hub in the region. It serves as the district's capital and plays a vital role in local governance, providing various services to the community, including education, healthcare, infrastructure development, and public safety.

Babati has grown in recent years, and its town council is involved in the planning and implementation of both urban and rural development projects aimed at improving the living conditions of its residents and boosting the local economy.

Babati Town council with an area of 460.86 km2 is at equidistant of about 168 km between Kondoa Town and Arusha and Singida Municipalities and about 650km from Mwanza and Dar Es Salaam Cities on 404’S and 35045’E and about 1347m above sea level.

It is the business and Socio-economic activities centre for Babati District and the headquarters of Manyara Region. It has extended from slopes of Mount Kwaraa which is covered by the Ufyomi Forest Western wards. It was established in 2004 following the Government Notice Na. 352 on 17th day of September.  The town is boasting of attractive topographical features with hills and escarpments, Mount Kwaraa, Tourist Lake Babati with about 400 polite Hippos, water Bird and indigenous fish species, Natural Dam (Bwawa la Mungu), natural and man made forests, plenty of agricultural land and neighboring to the famous Tarangire and Manyara National parksBabati Town had been promoted from village status to the current status. According to the national population census of 2012, the Council had a population of 93,108 people.Babati Town council with an area of 460.86 km2 is at equidistant of about 168 km between Kondoa Town and Arusha and Singida Municipalities and about 650km from Mwanza and Dar Es Salaam Cities on 404’S and 35045’E and about 1347m above sea level.
It is the business and Socio-economic activities centre for Babati District and the headquarters of Manyara Region. It has extended from slopes of Mount Kwaraa which is covered by the Ufyomi Forest Western wards. It was established in 2004 following the Government Notice Na. 352 on 17th day of September.  The town is boasting of attractive topographical features with hills and escarpments, Mount Kwaraa, Tourist Lake Babati with about 400 polite Hippos, water Bird and indigenous fish species, Natural Dam (Bwawa la Mungu), natural and man made forests, plenty of agricultural land and neighboring to the famous Tarangire and Manyara National parks.
Babati Town had been promoted from village status to the current status. According to the national population census of 2012, the Council had a population of 93,108 people.