Songo Songo Island

Songo Songo Island
Beach on Songo songo Island
Songo Songo Island is located in Tanzania
Songo Songo Island
Songo Songo Island
Location on the Songosongo Archipelago
Geography
LocationSea of Zanj
Coordinates8°31′22.7″S 39°30′04.1″E / 8.522972°S 39.501139°E / -8.522972; 39.501139
ArchipelagoThe Songosongo Archipelago
Length4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Width1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Administration
RegionLindi Region
DistrictKilwa District
WardSongosongo
Demographics
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsMatumbi

Songo Songo Island, or sometimes spelled Songosongo Island (Swahili: Kisiwa cha Songosongo), is a coral island in the Songosongo Archipelago. The island is governed by the Songosongo ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania's Indian ocean coast. [1] It is served by the Songo Songo Airstrip. The island's native inhabitants are the Matumbi people.

  1. ^ "SongoSongo Gas-to-Electricity Project". TPDC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2014.