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Stone Town is part of Zanzibar City, which also includes the 'New City' of Ng'ambo ("the Other Side"), which mostly extends in the interior of Unguja to the south-east. The dividing line between Stone Town and Ng'ambo is Creek Road, later renamed to Benjamin Mkapa Road, marking the west side of the now reclaimed creek that separated them. [21]
Stone Town is the main hub for Daladalas on Zanzibar and nearly all journeys will either start or end here. There are two main Dala Dala stations in Stone Town: Darajani market and Mwanakwerekwe market. The Darajani market terminus serves the North and North East of the island and the Mwanakwerekwe market terminus serves the South and South East.
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]
It is situated in the Zanzibar Channel. It is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) northwest of Stone Town. The island is around 800 m (2,600 ft) long and 230 m (750 ft) wide at its broadest point. [1] The island saw use as a prison for enslaved people in the 1860s and also functioned as a coral rag mine.
Zanzibar Central/ South (capital: Koani), Zanzibar North (capital: Mkokotoni) and; Zanzibar Urban/ West (capital: Zanzibar City). Unguja belongs to Zanzibar, which is defined by the Tanzanian Constitution as "a part" of Tanzania with a high degree of autonomy. The local Zanzibari government is based in Stone Town, on the west coast of Unguja.
Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of the Zanzibar City. The Town was the capital of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and at one point the capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The town's architecture and cultural composition is a mixture of centuries of various cultures that have inhabited the island such as the Arabs ...
The Forodhani Gardens (also known as Jubilee Gardens and more recently as Forodhani Park) [1] is a small park in the historical city of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The gardens are located along the main seawalk of Stone Town, just in front of the most famous buildings of Stone Town, i.e., the House of Wonders and the Old Fort.
The Roman Catholic cathedral of St. Joseph is one of the most important historical buildings in Stone Town, Zanzibar, as well as one of its main visitor attractions. The church is regularly used by the local Catholic community, with several masses being held each Sunday and occasionally on weekdays. [1]