Babati is a small city and district of the Manyara Region of Tanzania. The adminisrative capital of the district 'Babati Town' is located ], 172km south of Arusha. The District is the capital of Manyara Region. The district is bordered to the North by the Arusha Region, to the Southeast by the Simanjiro District, to the South by the Dodoma Region, to the Southwest by the Hanang District, and to the Northwest by the Mbulu District.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Babati District was 303,013.
The District Commissioner of the Babati District is Hadija R.R. Nyembo.
In 2003, King Edward VI Five Ways School in Birmingham, UK set up the Babati Link Group to promote educational links with Babati.