Pemba North Region
Pemba North Region
Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini (Swahili) | |
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| Nickname: Emerald of Tanzania | |
| Location in Tanzania Location in Tanzania | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania |
| Named after | Pemba Island |
| Capital | Wete |
| Districts | |
| 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 | 369/km2 (955/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 | |
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| Fish | |
| Mammal | Bakari's bat |
| Tree | |
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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][failed verification] 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.[4][failed verification] According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.[5]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Districts
[edit | edit source]Pemba North Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:[6][failed verification]
| Districts of Pemba North Region | ||
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| Map | District | Population (2012) |
| File:Micheweni District in Pemba Kaskazini 2022.svg | Micheweni | 103,816 |
| File:Wete District in Pemba Kaskazini 2022.svg | Wete | 107,916 |
| Total | 211,732 | |
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