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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 population of Pemba Island was 362,166. [51] The largest town on the island was Chake-Chake, with a population of 19,283. The smaller towns are Wete and Mkoani. [50] Mafia Island, the other major island of the Zanzibar Archipelago but administered by mainland Tanzania (Tanganyika), had a total population of 40,801. [52]
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.
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City map of Mkoani (Pemba) Mkoani wharf. Mkoani is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. It is the capital of Pemba South region, as well as Mkoani District. Currently, Mkoani has the busiest harbour on Pemba island, most ferries from Zanzibar or the mainland arrive at Mkoani. [1] The town has a population of 23,719 (2022 census) [2]
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.
[2] [3] The main airport on the island is Zanzibar International Airport, though many tourists fly into Dar es Salaam and take a ferry to the island. The Government of Zanzibar plays a major role in promoting the industry. Zanzibar Commission for Tourism recorded more than doubling the number of tourists from the 2015/2016 fiscal year and the ...
Njao Island is located off the northwest coast of Pemba Island, one of the two main islands of Tanzania's Zanzibar Archipelago. Together with the larger Fundo Island , which lies immediately to the south, it forms a natural barrier and breakwater for the harbour of the town of Wete , which lies seven kilometres to the southeast.