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Moshi is a Tanzanian city with a population of 144,739 (2002 census). Many residents have banana groves (migombani) and coffee small-holdings (vihamba) on the fertile slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. It contains various schools such as Valley View Primary and Secondary School. This is a private school with an English medium. It is considered to be one of the best schools in the region, even though there is a serious lack of books and utilites. Recently donated by Americans, is a computer lab. Moshi Secondary School which was formely known as Old Moshi Secondary School is one of the two earliest government secondary schools in Tanzania, the other being Tabora Boys Secondary School. However electricity in the area is unreliable, so using the computers is a difficult task. Most people in the area have been affected by Malaria, AIDs, or extreme poverty. Home to the Masaii tribe.

The city is comprised of two major roads, based around the central reference point of clock tower.

This was where they cultivated the Arabica coffee seeds that Catholic missionaries introduced at the end of the 19th century. Thanks to the government, local authorities, and Catholic and Lutheran missions, Moshi had universal primary education and the highest literacy rate in the vicinity. The Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union (KNCU) was probably the most efficient and progressive cooperative organization in Africa.

The district commissioner Sir Charles Dundas, a Scottish baronet, started it in the 1920s to enable Chagga coffee growers to compete on equal terms on world markets with the European growers.

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