Zanzibar Urban/West

Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 230 km2. The region is located entirely on the island of and bordered to the west by the Indian Ocean, the north by and the east by .
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  • Type: State with 594,000 residents
  • Description: region of Zanzibar, Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Mjini Magharibi Region”, “Urban District of Zanzibar”, “Vest-Zanzibar”, “Zanzibar West Region”, “Zanzibar-Mjini Ocidental”, “زنجبار الحضرية / المقاطعة الغربية”, “مجینی مغربی ریجن”, “منطقه شهری/غربی زنگبار”, “姆吉尼馬哈里比大區”, “尚吉巴西區”, “西尚吉巴區”, and “西尚吉巴行政區”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Amaan Stadium and House of Wonders.

Stadium
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is a in , Tanzania.

Museum
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The or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in , .

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The , also known as Ithnashiri…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stone Town and Bububu.

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is the main city on .

Town
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is a town on the island of , the main island of .

Village
is a city located on the island of .

Zanzibar Urban/West

Latitude
-6.1654° or 6° 9′ 55″ south
Longitude
39.2387° or 39° 14′ 19″ east
Population
594,000
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
6G5XR6MQ+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4353396211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
148724
Wiki­data ID
Q180822
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Zanzibar Urban/West” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ዛንዚባር ከተማ/ምዕራብ”
  • Arabic: “إقليم غرب زنجبار”
  • Arabic: “زنجبار”
  • Armenian: “Արևմտյան Զանզիբար”
  • Asturian: “Rexón de Mjini Magharibi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zanzibar Şəhər/Qərb”
  • Bengali: “জাঞ্জিবার নগর/পশ্চিম”
  • Bengali: “জাাঞ্জিবার আরবান/ওয়েস্ট অঞ্চল”
  • Bulgarian: “Западен Занзибар”
  • Catalan: “Regió de Zanzibar Urbà-Oest”
  • Cebuano: “Zanzibar Urban/West Region”
  • Chinese: “尚吉巴城市西區”
  • Chinese: “尚西巴西区”
  • Chinese: “尚西巴西區”
  • Croatian: “Zanzibar Grad/Zapad”
  • Danish: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Dutch: “Stedelijk- en West-Zanzibar”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono Urba-Okcidenta Unguĵo”
  • Estonian: “Lääne-Sansibari piirkond”
  • Finnish: “Mjini Magharibin alue”
  • Finnish: “Zanzibar Urban/West Region”
  • French: “Unguja Ville et Ouest”
  • French: “Zanzibar Urbain/Ouest”
  • Galician: “Zanzíbar Urbano/Oeste”
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთ ზანზიბარი”
  • German: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • German: “Zanzibar Stadt/West”
  • German: “Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Greek: “Μτζίνι Μαγκχαρίμπι”
  • Gujarati: “ઝાંઝીબાર અર્બન / પશ્ચિમ પ્રદેશ”
  • Hausa: “Yankin Mjimi Magharibi”
  • Hausa: “Zanzibar Gida/Yamma”
  • Hindi: “जंजीबार शहरी/पश्चिमी क्षेत्र”
  • Indonesian: “Region Mjini Magharibi”
  • Indonesian: “Wilayah Zanzibar Urban/Barat”
  • Italian: “Regione di Mjini Magharibi”
  • Italian: “regione di Zanzibar Urbana-Ovest”
  • Japanese: “ザンジバル市部/西部”
  • Japanese: “ザンジバル都市部・西部州”
  • Javanese: “Zanzibar Kutha/Kulon”
  • Kannada: “ಜಂಜಿಬಾರ್ ಅರ್ಬನ್ / ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ರೀಜನ್”
  • Kazakh: “Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Kirghiz: “Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Korean: “잔지바르 도시·서부주”
  • Kotava: “TanzaniaUngujaMjiniMagharibiGola”
  • Latvian: “Mdžini Magaribi reģions”
  • Latvian: “Rietumzanzibāras reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Zanzibaro vakarinis regionas”
  • Macedonian: “Занзибар Град/Запад”
  • Malay: “Mjini Magharibi Region”
  • Malay: “Zanzibar Bandar/Barat”
  • Maltese: “Reġjun ta‘ Mjini Magharabi”
  • Marathi: “झांझिबार शहरी/पश्चिम प्रदेश”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Mjini Magharibi Region for Tanzania”
  • Northern Frisian: “Unguja Waast”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Norwegian: “Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Oromo: “Zanzibar Magaalaa/Baʼa”
  • Panjabi: “ਜ਼ਾਨਜ਼ੀਬਾਰ ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ/ਪੱਛਮ”
  • Persian: “زنجبار شهری/غربی”
  • Persian: “منطقه مجینی مغاربی”
  • Persian: “منطقه مجینی مغربی”
  • Polish: “Zanzibar Zachodni”
  • Portuguese: “Unguja Ocidental”
  • Portuguese: “Zanzibar Urbano/Oeste”
  • Pushto: “زنجبار ښار/لویدیچ”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Zanzibar West”
  • Russian: “Занзибар Западный”
  • Serbian: “Занзибар град/запад”
  • Sinhala: “සන්සිබාර් නාගරික /බස්නාහිර කලාපය”
  • Somali: “Zanzibar Magaalada/Galbeed”
  • Spanish: “Región de Zanzíbar Oeste”
  • Spanish: “Región de Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Spanish: “Zanzíbar Urbano/Oeste”
  • Swahili: “Mjini Magharibi”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Unguja Mjini Magharibi”
  • Swedish: “Västra Zanzibar”
  • Tajik: “Zanzibar Shahar/Gharb”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Шарқи Занзибар”
  • Tamil: “சன்னஜிப்பர் அர்பன் /மேற்கு பகுதி”
  • Tatar: “Zanzibar Şəhər/Qərb”
  • Tatar: “Көнбатыш Занзибар төбәге”
  • Telugu: “జాంజిబార్ అర్బన్/పశ్చిమ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “เมืองแซนซิบาร์/เวส รีเจี้ยน”
  • Turkish: “Zanzibar Kırsal/Batı Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Занзібар Західний”
  • Ukrainian: “Регіон Західний Занзібар”
  • Urdu: “مجینی مغربی علاقہ”
  • Uzbek: “Zanzibar Urban/West”
  • Vietnamese: “Zanzibar West”
  • Western Panjabi: “نگری زنبجار”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Zanzibar Ìlú/Ìwọ̀orùn”
  • Yue Chinese: “桑給巴爾西區”
  • Zulu: “Mjini Magharibi Region”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Amani Round about and mvinje.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Misaili Hospital and road camp.

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