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'''Unguja South Region''' is one of the 31 [[Regions of Tanzania|regions]] of [[Tanzania]]. Located on the island of [[Zanzibar]], the town of [[Koani]] serves as the region's capital. {{As of|2002}}, the population was 94,504.<ref name="Census-2002-Zanzibar-S">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/south_unguja.htm|title=2002 Population and Housing General Report: South Unguja|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040318024855/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/south_unguja.htm|archivedate=18 March 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Unguja South Region''' is one of the 31 [[regions of Tanzania]]. Located on the island of [[Zanzibar]], the town of [[Koani]] serves as the region's capital. {{As of|2002}}, the population was 94,504.<ref name="Census-2002-Zanzibar-S">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/south_unguja.htm|title=2002 Population and Housing General Report: South Unguja|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040318024855/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/south_unguja.htm|archivedate=18 March 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Revision as of 11:33, 17 August 2020

6°16′S 39°25′E / 6.267°S 39.417°E / -6.267; 39.417

Unguja South Region
Mkoa wa Unguja Kusini (Swahili)
Paje beach
Paje beach
Location in Tanzania
Location in Tanzania
LandTansania
ZoneZanzibar
CapitalKoani
Regierung
 • Regional CommissionerAyoub Mohammed Mahmoud
Area
 • Total854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total115,588
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
72xxx
Area code024
HDI (2018)0.612[1]
medium · 4th
Websiteikuluzanzibar.go.tz

Unguja South Region is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. Located on the island of Zanzibar, the town of Koani serves as the region's capital. As of 2002, the population was 94,504.[2]

Administrative divisions

Districts

The region is administratively divided into two districts:

Districts of Unguja South Region
Map District Population (2012)
Kati District 76,346
Kusini District 39,242
Total 115,588

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Zanzibar Central/South Region had five constituencies:[3]

  • Chwaka Constituency
  • Koani Constituency
  • Makunduchi Constituency
  • Muyuni Constituency
  • Uzini Constituency

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: South Unguja". Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
  3. ^ "Organisations located in Zanzibar South Region - Tanzania". African Development Information.