Mwera, Zanzibar Explained

Mwera
Coordinates:	-5.4836°N 38.9511°W
Pushpin Map:	Tanzania

Mwera is a village in Zanzibar east of Zanzibar City on the road to the western coast of the island.

Mwera was the location of many Arab-owned clove and coconut plantations throughout the 19th century. By the 21st century, most residents of Mwera had their origins in mainland Tanzania.^[1] Abeid Karume, the first president of Zanzibar after the 1964 revolution, was reported to have been born in Mwera.^[2]

-6.146°N 39.2578°W

Notes and References

1. Myers . Garth Andrew . 2010 . Social Construction of Peri-Urban Places and Alternative Planning in Zanzibar . African Affairs . 109 . 437 . 575–595 . 0001-9909.
2. Book: Newton, Michael Dawn . Famous assassinations in world history: an encyclopedia . 2014 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-61069-285-4 . Santa Barbara (Calif.).