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Mwangi - is a small islet close to Mtambwe on the main island of Pemba. Panza - is the southernmost island in Pemba and in fact is a series of islets but a bridge connects the two main parts of Mtondooni and Panza proper. Its topography is coral on the Panza side and deep soil on the Mtondooni part. Its inhabitants do farming and fishing.
Pemba is a port city and district in Mozambique. It is the capital and largest city of the Cabo Delgado province and lies on a peninsula in Pemba Bay , the third largest in Africa . It is located northeast of Maputo , Mozambique's capital.
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]
Pemba Island is a large coral island off the coast of Tanzania. Inhabited by Bantu settlers from the Tanga coast since 600 AD , the island has a rich trading, agricultural, and religious history that has contributed to the studies of the Swahili Coast trade throughout the Indian Ocean .
The Kidike Root Site is a nature area in the central part of Pemba Island.It has the endangered Pemba Flying Fox, considered the largest number bat species in the world.. Other animals in the island are the vervet monkeys, Mozambique cobras, tortoises, bush crabs, red eyed doves and mangrove king fish
The sinking of the MV Spice Islander I on 10 September 2011, after departing from Unguja island for Pemba Island, was the worst disaster in Tanzanian history. In a report to the Zanzibar House of Representatives on 14 October 2011, Zanzibar's Second Vice President , Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi , said that 2,764 people were missing, 203 bodies had ...
The Zanzibar Archipelago Unguja and Pemba Islands. 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.
Pemba South Region or South Pemba Region (Mkoa wa Pemba Kusini in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania, [3] covering an area of 332 km 2 (128 sq mi). [4] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Grenada. [5] and the administrative region is located entirely on Pemba island.