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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 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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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]
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]
It is located in the northern half of the Zanzibar Archipelago, in the Indian Ocean, about 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the second largest island of the archipelago, Pemba. Unguja and mainland Tanzania are separated by the Zanzibar Channel .
Chapwani Island; Ukombe Island; Kwale Island, Zanzibar; Pamunda Island also known as Komunda Island; Sume Island; Miwi Island; Niamembe Island; Pungume Island; Unguja North Region. Kaskazini A District. Zanzibar Archipelago; Tumbatu Island; Daloni Island; Popo Island; Mwana wa Mwana Island; Unguja South Region. Kusini District. Uzi Island ...
The Ngezi Reserve is located in the north-western tip of Pemba, the second largest island in the Zanzibar Archipelago.It borders on the villages of Kiuyu Kwa Manda (south), Tondooni, Verani and Makangale (north), Msuka (east) and Kipangani (west); to the west, it also borders on the Pemba Channel.