Pemba North Region

Region of Tanzania

Region in Tanzania

Pemba North Region

Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini (Swahili)

Region

From top to bottom:
Vumawimbi Beach, Lighthouse in North Pemba and Wete Harbor

Nickname:

Emerald of Tanzania

Location in Tanzania

Coordinates: 5°1′54.84″S 39°46′32.16″E﻿ / ﻿5.0319000°S 39.7756000°E﻿ / -5.0319000; 39.7756000
Country|  Tanzania
Named after| Pemba Island
Capital| Wete
Districts|

List

* Micheweni District
* Wete District

Area

• Total

| 574 km2 (222 sq mi)
• Rank| 28th of 31
Highest elevation

(Kidichi)

| 96 m (315 ft)
Population

(2012)

• Total

| 211,732
• Rank| 28th of 31
• Density| 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Demonym| North Pemban
Ethnic groups

• Settler| Swahili
• Native| Hadimu
Time zone| UTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode|

75xxx

Area code| 024
ISO 3166 code| TZ-06 [1]
HDI (2021)| 0.548[2]
low · 10th
Website| Official website
Symbols of Tanzania

Bird|  Pemba scops owl
Butterfly|  African peach moth
Fish|  Regal angelfish
Mammal| Bakari's bat
Tree|  Red mangrove
Mineral|  Coral

Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 574 km2 (222 sq mi)[3] and is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation-state of Saint Lucia.[4] The administrative region is located entirely on the island of Pemba. Pemba North Region is bordered to the north by the Indian Ocean, south by the Pemba South Region and the west by the Pemba Channel. The regional capital is Wete.[5] According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.[6]

## Administrative divisions

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### Districts

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Pemba North Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:[7]

Districts of Pemba North Region

Map  | District  | Population (2012)
| Micheweni | 103,816
| Wete | 107,916
| Total | 211,732

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pemba North Region.

1. ^ "ISO 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
3. ^ "Unguja South Region Size". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
4. ^ 617 km2 (238 sq mi) for Saint Lucia at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. ^ "Pemba North's capital". 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
6. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
7. ^ "Postcodes Kaskazini Pemba Region 75000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

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Pemba North Region

Capital: Wete

Districts|

* Wete District
* Micheweni District

Native Peoples|

* Hadimu

National Historic Sites|

* Chwaka Mosque
* Msuka Mosque

Islands|

* Njao Island
* Fundo Island
* Kashani Island
* Kokota Island
* Funzi Island
* Uvinje Island
* Kiweni Island
* Kojana Island
* Kwata Island
* Vikunguni Island

Major Cities and Towns|

* Konde
* Tumbe

National Parks and Reserves|

* Ngezi Forest Reserve
* Msitu Kuu Forest Reserve
* Ras Kiuyu Forest Reserve

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Regions of Tanzania

Mainland Tanzania|

* Arusha
* Dar es Salaam
* Dodoma
* Geita
* Iringa
* Kagera
* Katavi
* Kigoma
* Kilimanjaro
* Lindi
* Manyara
* Mara
* Mbeya
* Morogoro
* Mtwara
* Mwanza
* Njombe
* Pwani
* Rukwa
* Ruvuma
* Shinyanga
* Simiyu
* Singida
* Songwe
* Tabora
* Tanga

Zanzibar Archipelago|

* Mjini Magharibi
* Pemba North
* Pemba South
* Unguja North
* Unguja South

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Districts of Pemba North Region, Tanzania

* Micheweni
* Wete

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