Bawe Island should not be confused with Bawean Island.
| Bawe Island | |
| Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
| Pushpin Relief: | Yes |
| Map Width: | 200 |
| Location: | Zanzibar Channel |
| Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
| Archipelago: | Zanzibar Archipelago |
| Length Km: | 1.1 |
| Width Km: | 0.4 |
| Ethnic Groups: | Hadimu |
| Languages: | Swahili |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Mjini Magharibi Region |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | District |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Mjini |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Ward |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Malindi |
Bawe Island (Kisiwa cha Bawe, in Swahili) is an island in the Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, off the coast of Mjini District. It is situated in the Zanzibar Channel.[1] It is located about offshore Stone Town, the capital of Zanzibar on the island of Unguja. The island is north of Chumbe Island. At the end of the 18th century, sultan Barghash ibn Sa'id of Zanzibar gave the island to the Eastern Telegraph Company, that used it as an operation station for the underwater telegraph cable connecting Zanzibar to Seychelles and Aden. This agreement was extended by sultan Khalifa ibn Sa'id in 1889, in favor of Cable & Wireless, that also built houses on the island to accommodate their personnel. Nowadays, Bawe is solely a tourist destination.[2]