Mjini Magharibi Region
Template:Short description Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Main other
Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region (Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of Template:Cvt.[1] The region is located entirely on the island of Zanzibar and bordered to the west by the Indian Ocean, the north by Unguja North Region and the east by Unguja South Region. The region is home to one of the seven World Heritage Sites located in Tanzania, namely; Stonetown of Zanzibar.[2] The regional capital is Zanzibar City.[3] The region is the most developed region with the highest human development index in Tanzania at 0.718.[4] According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 593,678.[5]
Administrative divisions
Districts
Mjini Magharibi Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:
| Districts of Mjini Magharibi Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Map | District | Population (2012) |
| File:Tanzania UngujaUrbanWest location map.svg | Magharibi | 370,645 |
| Mjini | 223,033 | |
| Total | 593,678 | |
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Zanzibar Urban/West Region had nineteen constituencies:[6]
- Amani Constituency (Urban)
- Bububu Constituency (West)
- Chumbuni Constituency (Urban)
- Dimani Constituency (West)
- Dole Constituency (West)
- Fuoni Constituency (West)
- Jang'ombe Constituency (Urban)
- Kiembesamaki Constituency (West)
- Kikwajuni Constituency (Urban)
- Kwahani Constituency (Urban)
- Kwamtipura Constituency (Urban)
- Magogoni Constituency (West)
- Magomeni Constituency (Urban)
- Mfenesini Constituency (West)
- Mji Mkongwe Constituency (Urban)
- Mpendae Constituency (Urban)
- Mtoni Constituency (West)
- Mwanakwerekwe Constituency (West)
- Raha Leo Constituency (Urban)
Notable People
- Siti binti Saad, musician
References
External links
Script error: No such module "Sister project links".Template:Main other
- Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Mjini Magharibi Template:Districts of Zanzibar West Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Authority control