Unguja North Region, Zanzibar North Region or North Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kaskazini'' in
Swahili) is one of the 31
regions of Tanzania
Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions ('' mkoa'').
History
* In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In the 1970s, the name of the Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) changed to Kagera Region.
* In 2002, Manyara Region w ...
. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of
Andorra
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. and the administrative region is located entirely on the island of
Zanzibar
Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ...
. Unguja North Region is bordered on three sides to the north by
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
, southeast by
Unguja South Region
Unguja South Region, Zanzibar South Region or South Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kusini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the na ...
and southwest by
Mjini Magharibi Region
Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is located entirely on the island of Zanzibar an ...
. The regional capital is the town of
Mkokotoni
Mkokotoni is a city located on the Tanzanian island of Unguja (Zanzibar). The city serves as the capital of the Zanzibar North region
Unguja North Region, Zanzibar North Region or North Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kaskazini'' in Swahili) ...
. According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 187, 455. Zanzibar North is divided into two
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
, Kaskazini A and Kaskazini B.
Administrative divisions
Districts
![Kaskazini A District in Unguja Kaskazini 2022](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Kaskazini_A_District_in_Unguja_Kaskazini_2022.svg)
Unguja North Region is divided into two
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
, each administered by a council:
Constituencies
election Zanzibar North Region had eight constituencies:
References
Regions of Tanzania
Geography of Zanzibar
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