Unguja

Unguja
Nickname: Zanzibar Island
Unguja
Unguja is located in Tanzania
Unguja
Unguja
Location in Tanzania
Geography
Coordinates6°08′S 39°20′E / 6.133°S 39.333°E / -6.133; 39.333
ArchipelagoZanzibar Archipelago
Area1,666 km2 (643 sq mi)
Length85 km (52.8 mi)
Width30 km (19 mi)
Highest elevation195 m (640 ft)
Highest pointUnnamed point in the Koani chain
Administration
RegionZanzibar
Demographics
Population896,721 (2012)

Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in Ancient Greek: Μενουθιάς, romanizedMenuthias – as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea) is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania.