Pemba

Pemba is a locality in , . Pemba is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mikindani and Mtwara.

is a historic coastal town in the Mtwara-Mikindani District of in Tanzania. The name comes from the Swahili word mikinda which means "young coconut trees".

Photo: VonTasha, CC BY 3.0.
Pronunciation is the capital city of in southeastern . In the 1940s, it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme, but was somewhat neglected when the scheme was abandoned in 1951.

Pemba

Latitude
-10.25° or 10° 15′ south
Longitude
40.13333° or 40° 8′ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
United Nations Location Code
TZ PMA
Open location code
5HX2Q42M+28
Geo­Names ID
877452
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