Pemba North Region Explained

Pemba North Region

Nickname:

Emerald of Tanzania

Settlement Type:

Region

Named For:

Pemba Island

Coordinates:

-5.0319°N 39.7756°W

Subdivision Type:

Country

Established Title:

Administrative Region

Seat Type:

Capital

Seat:

Parts Type:

P1:

P2:

Area Total Km2:

574

Area Rank:

28th of 31

Elevation Max M:

Elevation Max Point:

Kidichi

Population Total:

211,732

Population As Of:

2012

Population Density Km2:

auto

Population Rank:

28th of 31

Demographics Type1:

Ethnic groups

Demographics1 Title1:

Settler

Demographics1 Info1:

Swahili

Demographics1 Title2:

Native

Demographics1 Info2:

Hadimu

Population Demonym:

North Pemban

Timezone1:

EAT

Utc Offset1:

Postal Code Type:

Postcode

Postal Code:

75xxx

Area Code:

024

Iso Code:

TZ-06 ^[1]

Blank Name Sec1:

HDI (2021)

Blank Info Sec1:

0.548^[2]
· 10th

Module:

Embedded:	yes
Country:	Tanzania
Mammal:	Bakari's bat
Bird:	Pemba scops owl
Fish:	Regal angelfish
Butterfly:	African peach moth
Tree:	Red mangrove
Mineral:	Coral

Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region (Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of .^[3] The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Saint Lucia.^[4] and the administrative region is located entirely on the island of Pemba. Pemba North Region is bordered to the north by Indian Ocean, south by Pemba South Region and the west by Pemba channel. The regional capital is Wete.^[5] According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Districts

Pemba North Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:^[7]

Districts of Pemba North Region
Map	District	Population (2012)
	Micheweni	103,816
	Wete	107,916
	Total	211,732

Notes and References

Web site: ISO 3166. ISO. 2022-07-10.
Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2022-07-22.
Web site: Unguja South Region Size. 22 July 2022.
617km2 for Saint Lucia at Web site: Area size comparison. Nations Online. 2022. 22 July 2022.
Web site: Pemba North's capital. 2022. 22 July 2022.
Web site: 2012 Population and Housing Census General Report. Government of Tanzania. 2022-07-22.
Web site: Postcodes Kaskazini Pemba Region 75000. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902070923/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/pembaKaskazini.pdf. 2012-09-02. dead.