Zanzibar Archipelago



The Zanzibar Archipelago (Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar, in Swahili, أرخبيل زنجبار) is a group of islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania in the sea of Zanj. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are four main islands, three primary islands with permanent human populations, a fourth coral island that serves as an essential breeding ground for seabirds, plus a number of smaller islets that surround them and an isolated tiny islet.

Most of the archipelago belongs to the Zanzibar semi-autonomous zones of Tanzania, while the neighboring Mafia Archipelago and its associated islets are parts of the Pwani Region on the Tanzanian mainland.

Main islands



 * Unguja Island – the largest island, colloquially referred to as Zanzibar, has 896,721 inhabitants
 * Pemba Island – the second-largest island with 406,808 inhabitants

Surrounding Unguja Island

 * Bawe Island
 * Changuu Island
 * Chapwani Island
 * Chumbe Island
 * Daloni Island
 * Kwale Island, Zanzibar
 * Miwi Island
 * Mnemba Island – settled
 * Murogo Sand Banks
 * Nyange Island
 * Pange Island
 * Popo Island
 * Pungume Island
 * Sume Island
 * Tele Island
 * Tumbatu Island – settled
 * Ukombe Island
 * Uzi Island – settled
 * Vundwe Island

Surrounding Pemba Island

 * Fundo Island – settled
 * Funzi Island
 * Jombe Island
 * Kashani Island
 * Kisiwa Hamisi
 * Kisiwa Kamata
 * Kisiwa Mbali
 * Kisiwa N´gombe
 * Kojani Island – settled
 * Kokota Island – settled
 * Kuji Island
 * Kwata Islet
 * Makoongwe Island – settled
 * Matumbi Makubwa Island
 * Matumbini Island
 * Misali Island
 * Njao Island
 * Panani Island
 * Panza Island – settled
 * Shamiani Island – settled
 * Sumtama Island
 * Uvinje Island – settled
 * Vikunguni Island