Zanzibar City

Zanzibar City
Municipality
Aerial view
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Zanzibar
Region	Mjini Magharibi
Government
• Type	Municipal
Population (2002)
• Total	206,292
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Postcode	711xx
Climate	Am

Zanzibar City (or Zanzibar Town, often simply referred to as Zanzibar) is the capital and largest city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. It is located on the west coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, roughly due north of Dar es Salaam across the Zanzibar Channel. It also serves as the capital of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region, and qualifies as a district, formally known as Zanzibar Urban District. In 2002 its population was 205,870.^[1]

Zanzibar City comprises two main parts, Stone Town and Ng'ambo (literally: "The Other Side"); the two areas are historically divided by a creek, now marked by a large street called Creek Road.^[2][3] Stone Town is the historical core of the city, former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate; because of its unique architecture and culture, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.^[4] Ng'ambo is a much larger, modern area that developed around Stone Town after the Zanzibar Revolution, with office buildings and large apartment blocks such as those of the Michenzani neighbourhood.^[2]

Wards

Panorama of Stone Town from the House of Wonders

Apartment blocks in Michenzani

The Zanzibar Urban District is administratively divided into 40 wards:^[5]

Nr.	Ward (Shehia)	population 2002
1	Shangani	2062
2	Mkunazini	1829
3	Kiponda	971
4	Malindi	1525
5	Mchangani	1205
6	Mlandege	1225
7	Muembe Ladu	1752
8	Gulioni	1283
9	Makadara	2837
10	Shaurimoyo	4296
11	Muembe Makumbi	4384
12	Chumbuni	5360
13	Kwamtipura	4696
14	Kilimahewa	4095
15	Amaani	2859
16	Nyerere	6810
17	Sebleni	2458
18	Magomeni	5697
19	Mpendae	6258
20	Urusi	6291
21	Kilimani	1524
22	Miembeni	2601
23	Kikwajuni Juu	1323
24	Kikwajuni Bondeni	1283
25	Kisima Majongoo	2235
26	Vikokotoni	946
27	Mwembetanga	1488
28	Mwembeshauri	1118
29	Rahaleo	1038
30	Kwaalamsha	1848
31	Mikunguni	1669
32	Mkele	3180
33	Muungano	2638
34	Sogea	2359
35	Jang'ombe	3011
36	Kidongo Chekundu	1165
37	Matarumbeta	1394
38	Kwahani	2211
39	Kwaalinato	2647
40	Karakana	3213
	Zanzibar Urban	206292

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1870 70,000 —     1910 35,262 −49.6% 1948 47,284 +34.1% 1958 49,502 +4.7% 1968 68,490 +38.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1978 110,669 +61.6% 1988 167,318 +51.2% 2002 206,292 +23.3% 2005 223,033 +8.1%

See also

• Timeline of Zanzibar City
• 2008 Zanzibar power blackout
• Stone Town
• Michenzani
• Zanzibar University

References

1. Census August 1, 2002 (via Citypopulation.de)
2. Zanzibar Town
3. Kevin Shilligton, Encyclopaedia of African History vol. 3, p. 1710
4. The "Stone Town" of Zanzibar
5. Urban District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

•  "Zanzibar, an East African seaport". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

Coordinates: 6°09′54″S 39°11′56″E / 6.165°S 39.199°E