Zanzibar Archipelago
The Zanzibar Archipelago (Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar, in Swahili, ) are a group of islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania in the sea of Zanj. The archipelago is also known as the Spice Islands. There are four main islands, three primary islands with permanent human populations, a fourth coral island that serves as an essential breeding ground for seabirds, plus a number of smaller islets that surround them and an isolated tiny islet. Most of the archipelago belongs to the Zanzibar semi-autonomous zones of Tanzania, while the neighboring Mafia Archipelago and its associated islets are parts of the Pwani Region on the Tanzanian mainland. List of islands Main islands Unguja Island – the largest island, colloquially referred to as Zanzibar, has 896,721 inhabitants Pemba Island – the second-largest island with 406,808 inhabitants Latham Island (also called "Fungu Kizimkazi") – tiny and uninhabited Surrounding Unguja Island Bawe Island Changuu Island Chapwani Island Chumbe Island Daloni Island Kwale Island, Magharibi Miwi Island Mnemba Island – settled Murogo Sand Banks Nyange Island Pange Island Popo Island Pungume Island Sume Island Tele Island Tumbatu Island – settled Ukombe Island Uzi Island – settled Vundwe Island Surrounding Pemba Island Fundo Island – settled Funzi Island Jombe Island Kashani Island Kisiwa Hamisi Kisiwa Kamata Kisiwa Mbali Kisiwa N´gombe Kojani Island – settled Kokota Island – settled Kuji Island Kwata Islet Makoongwe Island – settled Matumbi Makubwa Island Matumbini Island Misali Island Njao Island Panani Island Panza Island – settled Shamiani Island – settled Sumtama Island Uvinje Island – settled Vikunguni Island See also Mainland Tanzania References Further reading Finke, J. (2006) The Rough Guide to Zanzibar (2nd edition). New York: Rough Guides. External links Zanzibar.net Archipelagoes of the Indian Ocean Archipelagoes of Tanzania Coastal islands of Tanzania Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic