Mafia District
Wilaya ya Mafia (Swahili) | |
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  .jpg) From top to bottom: Boat in Mafia District, Whale shark in Mafia Island Marine Park & Mangrove and gardens on Mafia Island | |
| Nickname: Home of the whale shark | |
 Mafia District in Pwani | |
| Coordinates: 5°3′31.68″S 38°51′8.28″E / 5.0588000°S 38.8523000°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| Capital | Kilindoni |
| Area | |
• Total | 642 km2 (248 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th in Pwani |
| Highest elevation (Ndagoni ward) | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 46,438 |
| • Rank | 6th in Pwani |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Settler | Swahili, Bajuni, Pokomo & Omani Arabs |
| • Native | Matumbi, Ndengereko & Rufiji |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Tanzanian Postcode | 617 |
| Website | Mafia District Council |
| Symbols of Tanzania | |
| Bird |  |
| Fish | .jpg) |
| Mammal |  |
Mafia District Council (Swahili: Wilaya ya Mafia) is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. It administers not only the main Mafia Island but the entire Mafia Archipelago. The District covers an area of 642.6 km2 (248.1 sq mi).[1] The Sea of Zanj completely encircles the District. Rufiji District is located on the other side of the Mafia Channel to the west. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Saint Lucia.[2] The town of Kilindoni serves as its administrative capital. The District is home to the largest concentration of Whale Sharks in Africa, Mafia Island Marine Park, Historic Chole Island Ruins, Kisimani Mafia and Kua Ruins; and Mlola Forest Reserve.[3][4] According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the District was 46,438.[5]
- ^ "Tanzania: Coastal Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 616 km2 (238 sq mi) for Saint Lucia at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "field guide to common elamobrachs of East Africa". Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "The Effects of Deforestation in Mlola Forest Reserves, Mafia District, Tanzania". Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ 2012 Census database Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine