Welcome to Iringa!
Iringa is a town in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania. It’s a district capital, an important agricultural center, and the gateway for visiting Ruaha National Park or other Southern circuit safari parks. Once away from the main street, with its congestion and hustlers, it’s also an extremely likable place, with an attractive bluff-top setting, healthy climate, and bracing highland feel.
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (as of 2012). The name is derived from the Hehe word lilinga, meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of the Iringa Region. Iringa Municipal Council is the administrative designation of the Municipality of Iringa.
Iringa has been one of the coldest regions in Tanzania due to its geographical location but that has attracted a lot of tourists from colder regions abroad, especially Western Europe. Iringa also hosts one of Africa’s largest national parks the Ruaha National Park.