Unguja

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Unguja
Zanzibar
Unguja with secondary islands
Unguja with secondary islands
Waters Indian Ocean
Archipelago Zanzibar Archipelago
Geographical location 6 ° 8 ′  S , 39 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 6 ° 8 ′  S , 39 ° 20 ′  E
Unguja (Tanzania)
Unguja
length 83 km
width 37 km
surface 1 666  km²
Highest elevation Masingini
135  m
Residents 896.721 (2012)
538 inhabitants / km²
main place Zanzibar City
Historical nautical map of the island
Historical nautical map of the island

Unguja is the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago , a Tanzanian island area that lies off the East African mainland coast of Tanzania. The island of Unguja is or was previously called Zanzibar .

geography

Unguja is about 83 km long and up to 37 km wide. There are numerous smaller side islands off the west coast , of which Tumbatu is the largest. Unguja is separated from the mainland by the approximately 30 to 40 km wide Zanzibar Channel .

At the 2012 census there were 896,721 inhabitants on Unguja. Zanzibar City , the capital of the island and the capital of the Tanzanian state of Zanzibar , is located on the west coast of Unguja. Other locations include Bububu , Chwaka , Koani , Makunduchi , Mkokotoni, and Nungwi .

traffic

The international airport of Zanzibar Kisauni Airport is also located in the west of Unguja.

administration

On the island of Unguja (with secondary islands) there are three of the total of 31 administrative regions of Tanzania:

Individual evidence

  1. Project description of the World Bank 2016 (English; PDF), accessed on March 23, 2018