Nungwi

Nungwi, or Ras Nungwi, is a large village located in the far northern end of the island of . With a population of 30,762, Nungwi is the second largest settlement on the island.
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is a village on the island of , part of . It is located in the far north of the island, on the west coast overlooking the nearby small Daloni Island and the larger and more distant Tumbatu Island.

Nungwi

Latitude
-5.7272° or 5° 43′ 38″ south
Longitude
39.2992° or 39° 17′ 57″ east
Population
30,800
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6G6X77FX+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27251888
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7284275
Wiki­data ID
Q3376139
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Nungwi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نونكوي
  • Dutch: Nungwi
  • French: Nungwi
  • German: Nungwi
  • Hebrew: נונגווי
  • Irish: Nungwi
  • Italian: Nungwi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nungwi
  • Norwegian: Nungwi
  • Russian: Нунгви
  • Swahili: Nungwi
  • Ukrainian: Нунгві

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