Oltoroto means "a place to collect chalk" in Maasai language.

The ward is bordered by Ilkiding'a to the north, Sokon II to the east, Moivo to the south and finally Olorieni and Kiranyi wards to the west.

The ward is home to plateau mountain called Oldonyo Sapuk and on the east of the ward is Kivesi Hill at 1,897 meters tall.

[1] The ward covers an area of 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi),[2] and has an average elevation of 1,699 m (5,574 ft).

[3] According to the 2012 census, the ward had a total population of 15,451[4] Oltoroto ward's economy is dominated by subsistence agriculture that supplies the city of Arusha with farm produce goods such as milk and vegetables.