Fanjove Island is a coral island in
Songosongo
Songosongo is an administrative ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania.
The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 3,056. The ward administers the w ...
ward in
Kilwa District
Kilwa District (''Wilaya ya Kilwa'' in Swahili) is one of six administrative districts of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of the nation state of East Timor. Kilwa d ...
of
Lindi Region
Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Sri Lanka. The regional capital is the m ...
in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
's Indian ocean coast. The island is a geographically part of the
Songosongo Islands
The Songosongo Islands is an Archipelago in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania's Indian ocean coast.The archipelago is composed of 21 coral reefs including the 4 coral islands. In total, the archipelago covers an area of , and has an averag ...
archipelago which is composed of 22 reefs and 4 islands. The other three islands are
Songo Songo,
Nyuni Island
Nyuni Island is a coral island in Songosongo ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania's Indian ocean coast. Geographically, the island is part of the Songosongo Islands archipelago which is composed of 22 reefs and 4 islands. The other ...
and
Okuza Island
Okuza Island is a coral island in Songosongo ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania's Indian ocean coast. Geographically, the island is part of the Songosongo Islands archipelago which is composed of 22 reefs and 4 islands. The other ...
. The is land is originally been uninhabited, thus it has been leased to a luxury hotelier by the Tanzanian government.
References
Islands of Lindi Region
Islands of Tanzania
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