Makunduchi
Mji wa Makunduchi (Swahili) | |
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  From top to bottom: Metepe fisherman at Makunduchi beach & rocks on beach in Makunduchi, Mtegani ward | |
| Nickname: Kunduchi of the islands | |
  Makunduchi | |
| Coordinates: 6°24′14.76″S 39°33′5.04″E / 6.4041000°S 39.5514000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Unguja South Region |
| District | Kusini District |
| Demonym | Makunduchian |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili |
| • Ancestral | Hadimu |
Makunduchi (Mji wa Makunduchi in Swahili) is a historic town and district capital in the Kusini District of the Unguja South Region in Tanzania. It is located inside the Kajengwa ward, and Mtegani ward, occupying Kiongoni neighborhood, Nganani neighborhood and Kijini neighborhood. The town comprises two distinct settlements, about 2 km from each other, "Old Makunduchi" on the east and "New Makunduchi". Old Makunduchi is a small fishermen's village on the shore of the Indian Ocean with the Nganani mtaa (neighborhood), while New Makunduchi has some modern buildings, shops, as well as some blocks of flats that were built in the 1970s with the aid of East Germans in return for Tanzanian political support internationally.[1] The town is also the birthplace and resting place for the 4th president of Zanzibar Idris Abdul Wakil. Makunduchi is also the birthplace of Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of Tanzania.[2] Other famous politicians for Makunduchi include Mohamed Gharib Bilal. Also famous novelist Muhammed Said Abdulla.
- ^ McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (November 30, 2009). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622545 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Samia Suluhu Hassan—Tanzania's new president". BBC News. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.