Unguja

Unguja is the largest and most populated island of the archipelago, in . Unguja has about 897,000 residents.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Tanzania
  • Also known as: Unguja Island”, “Zanzibar”, and “Zanzibar Island
  • Historically known as: Menuthias

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koani and Mwera.

Village
is a city located on the island of Unguja. The city serves as capital of the Zanzibar Central/South region. is situated 6 km west of Unguja.

Town
is a in east of Zanzibar City on the road to the western coast of the island. was the location of many Arab-owned clove and coconut plantations throughout the 19th century. is situated 9 km west of Unguja.

Town
is a town on the island of Unguja, part of . It lies on the island's east coast, directly east of the capital, , along the coast of , near the boundary of Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park. is situated 10 km east of Unguja.

Unguja

Latitude
-6.1556° or 6° 9′ 20″ south
Longitude
39.3417° or 39° 20′ 30″ east
Population
897,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
6G5XR8VR+QM
Geo­Names ID
148726
Wiki­data ID
Q7332301
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Unguja” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Oengoeja
  • Arabic: جزيرة أنغوجا
  • Armenian: Զանզիբար (կղզի)
  • Armenian: Զանզիբար
  • Basque: Unguja
  • Bulgarian: Занзибар
  • Catalan: Unguja
  • Cebuano: Zanzibar Island
  • Chinese: 安古迦岛
  • Chinese: 温古贾岛
  • Croatian: Unguja
  • Czech: ostrov Zanzibar
  • Czech: Unguja
  • Czech: Zanzibar
  • Danish: Unguja
  • Dutch: Unguja
  • Dutch: Zanzibar
  • Esperanto: Unguĵo
  • Estonian: Sansibari saar
  • French: Île de Zanzibar
  • French: Unguja
  • French: Zanzibar
  • Galician: Illa de Zanzíbar
  • Georgian: ზანზიბარი
  • German: Sansibar
  • German: Unguja
  • Greek: Ουνγκούτζα
  • Hebrew: אונגוג’ה
  • Indonesian: Unguja
  • Italian: Unguja
  • Japanese: ウングジャ島
  • Korean: 웅구자섬
  • Latvian: Ungudža
  • Lithuanian: Ungudža
  • Macedonian: Унгуџа
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Unguja
  • Norwegian: Unguja
  • Persian: اونگوجا
  • Polish: Zanzibar
  • Portuguese: Unguja
  • Russian: Занзибар (остров)
  • Russian: Занзибар
  • Russian: Унгуджа
  • Shona: Unguja
  • Slovak: Unguja
  • Spanish: Unguja
  • Swahili: Unguja
  • Swedish: Unguja
  • Swedish: Zanzibar
  • Tamil: உங்குஜா தீவு
  • Ukrainian: Занзібар
  • Ukrainian: Унгуджа
  • Urdu: انگوجا
  • Vietnamese: Unguja
  • Western Frisian: Sansibar
  • Western Mari: Занзибар ошмаоты
  • Western Panjabi: انگوجا
  • Zulu: Unguja

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