Mkoani District

Mkoani
From top to bottom:
Ship at Mkoani Port & Mkoani Port wharf
Location in Pemba South
Location in Pemba South
Coordinates: 5°23′3.48″S 39°42′49.32″E / 5.3843000°S 39.7137000°E / -5.3843000; 39.7137000
Country Tanzania
RegionPemba South Region
Named forTown of Mkoani
CapitalMkoani
Area
 • Total
256.2 km2 (98.9 sq mi)
 • Rank1st in Pemba South
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
135,052
 • Rank1st in Pemba South
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
DemonymPemba Mkoanian
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeHadimu

Mkoani District (Wilaya ya Mkoani in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba South Region in Tanzania.[1] The district covers an area of 256.2 km2 (98.9 sq mi).[2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Niue.[3] The district has a water border to the east, south and west by the Indian Ocean. The district is bordered to the north by Chake Chake District. The district seat (capital) is the town of Mkoani. According to the 2022 census, the district has a total population of 135,052.[4]

  1. ^ "Mkoani District".
  2. ^ "Mkoani District Profile" (PDF). Government of Zanzibar. 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ 260 km2 (100 sq mi) for Niue at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-06-10.