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Selela is an administrative ward in the Monduli district of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.
The population is growing rapidly: according to the 2002 census, the ward had a total population of 5,102, in the 2012 census this number has risen to 8,703 (+ 71%). This number can be divided in the main village Selela (4,691) and the subvillage Mbaash (4,012).
Map of Selela, Tanzania
The current Village Chairman of Selela is Mr. Kileli Orboset, the Village Councillor is Mr. Cathbert Meena.
In Selela there are some schools:
- Selela Primary School is the largest and counts about 1,200 children. The head teacher is Mrs. Aisia Ihoyello.
- In the subvillage of Mbaash, about 16 km from Selela, there's also primary school which counts more than 500 children. The head teacher is Mr. William Laizer.
- A third new primary school is about 7 km from Selela village and is called Ndinyika Primary School, with about 170 children. Head teacher is Mr. Daniel Melita.
- Oltinga Secondary School is built on the escarpment and overviews Selela village. This school has almost 400 students from the region around Selela. Head teacher is Mr. Manase Elias Otaro.
Selela has a dispensary (doctor Msalu) and a new dispensary at Mbaash is under construction.
Selela and Mbaash are supported by Tanzania Support Foundation, which is an NGO from the Netherlands. This organization especially helped the Selela schools with several supplies (for example school desks, computers, books, exercise books, storage cupboards, construction materials for classrooms and teachers houses et cetera) and the medical dispensary (for example several medical supplies, wheelchairs, walkers and a solar installation).
Early 2015, a group of volunteers from Atos Foundation help to gather funds and constructed a girls' dormitory at Mbaash Primary School. A new group of volunteers from Hanze Foundation is going to construct a boys' dormitory in 2016.
Every Wednesday there's a market day at Selela village. In the village there are some guesthouses and small shops.
In 2015 the village has finally been connected to the electricity grid, which is a major improvement.