 The Arusha people are not to be confused by Arusha residents who are Tanzanian people of different ethnic backgrounds that are born and reside within the borders of the Arusha Region.The Arusha people are said to be of Pare origin from the Arusha Chini area of the Kilimanjaro Region.In about 1830 they settled in the Selian area on the southwestern slopes of Mount Meru under Maasai authority.