Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region (''Mkoa wa Pemba 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

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...

. and the administrative region is located entirely on the island of Pemba. Pemba North Region is bordered to the north by

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, south by Pemba South Region and the west by Pemba channel. The regional capital is

Wete Wete is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. It is the capital of Pemba North Region, as well as the administrative seat for Wete District. It lies on the west side of the north part of the island. The town has a 2013 estimated popula ...

. According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Pemba North Region is divided into two

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, each administered by a council:

References

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