Kaskazini A District (Wilaya ya Kaskazini A in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Unguja North Region in Tanzania.^[1] The district covers an area of 229.6 km² (88.6 sq mi).^[2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Cook Islands.^[3] The district is bordered to the north on three sides by the Indian Ocean and to the south by Kaskazini B District. The district seat (capital) is the small town of Kivunge. According to the 2022 census, the district has a total population of 157,369.^[4][5]

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Kaskazini A
District
From top to bottom: Nungwi Beach & Turtle Sanctuary in the District
Nickname:  Zanzibar's Paradise
Kaskazini A District in Unguja North
Coordinates: 5°53′13.2″S 39°17′59.64″E
Country	Tanzania
Region	Unguja North Region
Capital	Kivunge
Area
• Total	229.6 km2 (88.6 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Unguja North
Population  (2022)
• Total	157,369
• Rank	1st in Unguja North
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym	WaKaskazini A
Ethnic groups
• Settler	Swahili
• Native	Hadimu

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About 105,780 people live in Kaskazini A district, which accounts for 8% of Zanzibar's total population. The Shehia of Nungwi Bandakuu has the highest population in the districts with 10,392 residents.^[7]

The district's economy is dominated with the services industry. Tourism is the biggest income earner in the district. 50 guest houses and 63 hotels are located in the area. The number of hotels and guest homes in each shehia is listed in Table 4 for the district. As of 2016, there are hotels and guesthouses in 9 of the 44 shehias. On agriculture, the district produces a variety of native fruits and vegetables in addition to paddy, sweet potatoes, cassava, yams, millet, and bananas as major crops. Kikombweni is the most agricultural shehia in the district with 881 acres dedicated to agriculture. Chaani Kubwa has the highest amount of livestock in the district. Nungwi has 2 seaweed farms and is also the highest producer of fish together with Matemwe.^[8]

The district commissioner's office and the district council make up Kaskazini A's administrative structure. The district director is in charge of the latter, while the district commissioner (DC) is in charge of the first and is assisted by the district administrative secretary (DAS). The central government includes the office of the district commissioner. Agriculture, health, education, planning, forestry, sports and culture, livestock, fisheries, social welfare, water, construction, and nutrition are among the 12 departments that make up the DC's office. There are five seats, ten wards, and forty-four shehias in the district.Among the district's elected officials is a citizen representative who chairs the Baraza la Uwakilishi, the body that deals with Zanzibar-related matters. The National Assembly of the Union's National Assembly member who represents the constituency is the second political leader (Mainland and Zanzibar). The ward councillor, chosen to represent voters in the district council, is a third political figure. The sheha, who is chosen by the minister in charge of regional administration, is in charge of the shehia, the lowest tier of the central government. A sheha is in charge of organizing various tasks as allocated by the DC as well as keeping track of births, deaths, and other events in the shehia.^[9][10]

As of 2016, Kaskazini A District was administratively divided into 10 wards and 44 Shehias.

The district has a total of 28 pre-primary schools, 26 primary schools, and 24 secondary schools.There are nine primary health care units (PHCUs), four PHCU+, one PHC, two private dispensaries, and four primary health care centers. Both therapeutic and preventive services are offered by these medical establishments. In the district, there are 16 shehias with 16 clinics.^[11]