  Bwejuu Island Location on the Mafia Archipelago | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sea of Zanj |
| Coordinates | 7°56′40″S 39°31′9″E / 7.94444°S 39.51917°E |
| Archipelago | The Mafia Archipelago |
| Length | 3.3 km (2.05 mi) |
| Width | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| District | Mafia District |
| Ward | Kilindoni |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | Swahili |
| Ethnic groups | Matumbi, Ndengereko & Rufiji |
Bwejuu Island (Kisiwa cha Bwejuu, in Swahili) is an island of the Mafia Archipelago located in Kilindoni ward of Mafia District in southern Pwani Region of Tanzania. After Jibondo Island, which is to its east, the island is the fourth largest in the archipelago. Mafia Island is to the east, and the Mafia Channel is to the west and south of the island.[1][2]
The island is part of the Mafia Island Marine Park. A green sea turtle that had nested and been tagged in the Comoros in 2001 was willingly released by a gillnet fisherman on Bwejuu Island in August 2002. This was the first turtle that had been seized on Mafia Archipelago that had been released voluntarily.[3]
- ^ Ryano, Mandela Peter, and Felix Arkard Chami. "A Find of Transoceanic Pottery at Bwejuu Island of the Rufiji Delta and Mafia Island, Tanzania: More Clue to the Elusive Ancient Azania’s Metropolis of Rhapta." International Journal of Archaeology 9.1 (2021): 24-33.
- ^ "The Effects of Deforestation in Mlola Forest Reserves, Mafia District, Tanzania". Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ Muir, Catharine, and Omari Abdallah. "COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES AT MAFIA ISLAND, TANZANIA." OF THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. 2006.