Kaskazini B District

Kaskazini B
District
From top to bottom:
Kiwengwa Beach on eastern shore of the district & Mangapwani Caves of the enslaved
Nickname: 
Zanzibar's spice district
Kaskazini B District in Unguja North
Kaskazini B District in Unguja North
Coordinates: 5°59′31.56″S 39°15′29.88″E / 5.9921000°S 39.2583000°E / -5.9921000; 39.2583000
Country Tanzania
RegionUnguja North Region
CapitalMahonda
Area
 • Total
234 km2 (90 sq mi)
 • Rank1st in Unguja North
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
99,921
 • Rank2nd in Unguja North
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymWaKaskazini B
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeHadimu

Kaskazini B District (Wilaya ya Kaskazini B in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Unguja North Region in Tanzania.[1] The district covers an area of 234 km2 (90 sq mi).[2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Cook Islands.[3] The district has a water border to the east and west by the Indian Ocean. The district is bordered to the south west by Mjini Magharibi Region, the southeast by Unguja South Region and to the north by Kaskazini A District. The district seat (capital) is the small town of Mahonda. According to the 2022 census, the district has a total population of 99,921.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Kaskazini B District".
  2. ^ "Kaskazini B district Profile" (PDF). Unicef. 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ 236 km2 (91 sq mi) for Cook Islands at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kaskazini B (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-06-10.