Tumbatu
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Zanzibar Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 5 ° 49 ′ S , 39 ° 13 ′ E | |
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| length | 10 km | |
| width | 2 km | |
| surface | approx. 19 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 20 m | |
| Residents | 9480 (2002) | |
| main place | Gomani | |
Tumbatu is one of the northwest coast of the island of Zanzibar (Unguja) 6 km offshore island of Tanzania . It is located around 40 km off the coast of East Africa and is surrounded by a dense fringing reef .
geography
The elongated island is sparsely populated in the coastal regions. Gomani , the main town on the island, is on the east coast; other places of settlement can be found on the south-east and south coast. The densely forested western and northern parts of the island are hardly populated.
There is an automatic beacon on a small uninhabited side island off the northern tip of Tumbatu .
administration
Two of the 28 wards of the Unguja Kaskazini 'A' district of the Tanzanian region of Unguja Kaskazini are located on Tumbatu , namely Gomani in the north (island capital. 6813 inhabitants) and Jongowe in the south (2667 inhabitants, both 2002).