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Pemba North Region

Pemba North Region

Region of Tanzania

Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region (Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 574 km2 (222 sq mi).[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Saint Lucia.[4] and the administrative region is located entirely on the island of Pemba. Pemba North Region is bordered to the north by Indian Ocean, south by Pemba South Region and the west by Pemba channel. The regional capital is Wete.[5] According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.[6]

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Administrative divisions

Districts

Pemba North Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ISO 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. [2]
    "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. [3]
    "Unguja South Region Size". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. [4]
    617 km2 (238 sq mi) for Saint Lucia at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Pemba North's capital". 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. [6]
    "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. [7]
    "Postcodes Kaskazini Pemba Region 75000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.


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