The conservation area is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, an arm of the Tanzanian government, and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro Division of the Arusha Region.
Obszarem chronionym zarządza Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority z ramienia tanzańskiego rządu, a jego granice odzwierciedlają granice dystryktu Ngorongoro w regionie Arusza.