| Zanzibar West District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tanzania |
| Coordinates: | -6.1667°N 56°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zanzibar Urban/West Region |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 370,645 |
Zanzibar West District is one of the two districts of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Zanzibar North Region, to the east by the Zanzibar Central/South Region, to the south by Kiwani Bay, and to the west by the Zanzibar Urban District.
Census, the population of the Zanzibar West District was 184,204, but by the 2012 Census it had more than doubled to 370,645[1] [2]
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections the area for Zanzibar West District had nine of the nineteen constituencies in the region:[3]
, the Zanzibar West District was administratively divided into thirty-nine wards:
| Nr. | Ward (Shehia) | Population 2012 | Parliamentary Constituency | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharifu Msa | 4,975 | Bububu | |
| 2 | Kibweni | 7,115 | Bububu | |
| 3 | Mwanyanya | 9,683 | Bububu | |
| 4 | Bububu | 15,666 | Bububu | |
| 5 | Kihinani | 14,139 | Mfenesini | |
| 6 | Chuini | 6,158 | Mfenesini | |
| 7 | Kama | 2,921 | Mfenesini | |
| 8 | Mfenesini | 2,803 | Mfenesini | |
| 9 | Mwakaje | 2,907 | Mfenesini | |
| 10 | Mbuzini | 5,856 | Mfenesini | "on the goat" |
| 11 | Bumbwisudi | 2,269 | Dole | |
| 12 | 3,304 | Dole | ||
| 13 | Dole | 3,933 | Dole | |
| 14 | Kianga | 9,908 | Dole | |
| 15 | Mwera | 10,238 | Dole | |
| 16 | Mtufaani | 9,123 | Dole | |
| 17 | 6,571 | Mtoni | "in the river" | |
| 18 | Mtoni Kidatu | 16,612 | Mtoni | |
| 19 | Mto Pepo | 16,440 | Mtoni | |
| 20 | Welezo | 13,119 | Magogoni | |
| 21 | Magogoni | 14,928 | Magogoni | |
| 22 | Kinuni | 11,333 | Magogoni | |
| 23 | Pangawe | 26,275 | Fuoni | |
| 24 | Fuoni Kibondeni | 15,40 | Fuoni | |
| 25 | Maungani | 4,048 | Fuoni | |
| 26 | Fuoni Kijito Upele | 19,374 | Fuoni | |
| 27 | Mwanakwerekwe | 20,215 | Mwanakwerekwe | |
| 28 | Meli Nne | 16,984 | Mwanakwerekwe | |
| 29 | Tomondo | 23,354 | Mwanakwerekwe | |
| 30 | Mombasa | 14,492 | Dimani | |
| 31 | Kisauni | 9,331 | Dimani | |
| 32 | Shakani | 2,760 | Dimani | |
| 33 | Nyamanzi | 1,287 | Dimani | |
| 35 | Dimani | 2,052 | Dimani | |
| 34 | Kombeni | 3,162 | Dimani | |
| 36 | Bweleo | 971 | Dimani | |
| 37 | Fumba | 981 | Dimani | |
| 38 | Kiembesamaki | 11,760 | Kiembesamaki | |
| 39 | Chukwani | 8,298 | Kiembesamaki | |
| Total | Zanzibar West | 370,645 |