Pemba South Region

Region of Tanzania

Region in Tanzania

Pemba South Region

Mkoa wa Pemba Kusini (Swahili)

Region

From top to bottom:
Chake Chake Court House, Zanzibari ship docked at Mkoani harbor, South Pemba & Giant clam in South Pemba waters

Nickname:

Tanzania's Coral Region

Location in Tanzania

Coordinates: 5°18′52.92″S 39°46′32.16″E﻿ / ﻿5.3147000°S 39.7756000°E﻿ / -5.3147000; 39.7756000
Country|  Tanzania
Named after| Pemba Island
Capital| Mkoani
Districts|

List

* Mkoani District
* Chake Chake District

Area

• Total

| 332 km2 (128 sq mi)
• Rank| 29th of 31
Highest elevation

(Chamgindo)

| 78 m (256 ft)
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 271,350
• Rank| 28th of 31
• Density| 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym| South Pemban
Ethnic groups

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

74xxx

Area code| 024
ISO 3166 code| TZ-10 [1]
HDI (2021)| 0.603[2]
medium · 5th of 25
Website| Official website
Symbols of Tanzania

Bird| Pemba green pigeon
Butterfly|  Forest queen
Fish|  Pemba Chromis
Mammal|  Pemba flying fox
Tree|  Yellow mangrove
Mineral|  Coral

Pemba South Region or South Pemba Region (Swahili: Mkoa wa Pemba Kusini) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania,[3] covering an area of 332 km2 (128 sq mi).[4] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation-state of Grenada.[5] The administrative region is located entirely on Pemba island. Pemba South Region is bordered to the south by Indian Ocean, north by Pemba North Region and the west by the Pemba Channel. The regional capital is Chake-Chake.[citation needed] The region has the fifth-highest HDI in the country, making one of the most developed regions in the country. The region has the highest standard of living on Pemba Island.[2] According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 271,350.[6]

## Administrative divisions

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### Districts

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Pemba South Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:

Districts of Pemba South Region

Map  | District  | Population (2022)
| Chake Chake | 136,298
| Mkoani | 135,052
| Total | 271,350

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pemba South Region.

1. ^ "ISO 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
2. ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
3. ^ "Tanzania Regions".
4. ^ "Pemba South Region Size". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. ^ 617 km2 (238 sq mi) for Grenada at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
6. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-07-22.

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Pemba South Region

Capital: Mkoani

Districts|

* Mkoani District
* Chake Chake District

Native Peoples|

* Hadimu

Islands|

* Mtangani Island
* Kiweni Island
* Yombi Island
* Panza Island
* Matumbini Island
* Matumbi Makubwa Island
* Makoongwe Island
* Misali Island
* Mwangi Island

Major Cities and Towns|

* Mkanjuni
* Gombani
* Chake Chake

National Landmarks|

Chake Chake Bay

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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 South Region, Tanzania

* Chake Chake
* Mkoani

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