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The total population of Zanzibar was 1,889,773 people – with an annual growth rate of 3.8 percent. [47] The population of Zanzibar City, which was the largest city, was 219,007. [48] In 2002, around two-thirds of the people, 622,459, lived on Unguja (Zanzibar Island), with most settled
As of the 2012 census, the total population of Unguja was 896,721, mostly concentrated in the Zanzibar urban region. [2] The main settlement on the island is Zanzibar City, which serves as a capital for Zanzibar and which includes the renowned historical city of Stone Town as well as other populated areas such as Michenzani.
The city is the largest on the island of Zanzibar. It is located on the west coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, north of the much larger city of Dar es Salaam across the Zanzibar Channel. The city also serves as the capital of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region. In 2022 its population was 219,007. [4]
The main islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago: Unguja (left) and Pemba (right). With a land area of 988 square kilometres (381 sq mi) [1] it is situated about 50 kilometres (25 nautical miles) north of Unguja, the largest island of the archipelago.
The Zanzibar Archipelago (Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar, in Swahili, Arabic: أرخبيل زنجبار) is a group of islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania in the sea of Zanj. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are three main islands with permanent human settlements, Zanzibar island, Pemba island, and Mafia island.
The male humpback whale that traveled the longest documented distance to date is observed in Zanzibar Channel, off the village of Fumba on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, on August 22, 2022.
From 104 people per square kilometer in 2002, the population density in the area increased to 131 people per square kilometer in 2012. 53.8% of people live in poverty in Unguja South, compared to a 49% total poverty incidence in Zanzibar (Zanzibar HBS, 2004/05).
He now plans to honour his African roots by building a film studio on Tanzania’s Zanzibar islands, off the east coast of the continent, and in Accra, the capital of Ghana.