Meru District is one of the seven districts of the Arusha Region in Tanzania. Meru district is bounded on the north by Longido District, on the east by Kilimanjaro District, on the south by Manyara District, and on the west by Arusha Rural District and Arusha Urban District. The administrative capital of the region is the United States River.
According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, Meru District had a population of 268,144
As of 2012, Meru District was administratively divided into 17
Akheri
Kikatiti
Kikwe
King’ori
Leguruki
Maji ya Chai
Makiba
Maroroni
Mbuguni
Ngarenanyuki
Nkoanrua
Nkoaranga
Nkoarisambu
Poli
Seela Sing’isi
Songoro
Usa River