Unguja North Region, Zanzibar North Region or North Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kaskazini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31

regions of Tanzania Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions ('' mkoa''). History * In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In the 1970s, the name of the Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) changed to Kagera Region. * In 2002, Manyara Region ...

. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of

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. and the administrative region is located entirely on the island of

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. Unguja North Region is bordered on three sides to the north by

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, southeast by

Unguja South Region Unguja South Region, Zanzibar South Region or South Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kusini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nat ...

and southwest by

Mjini Magharibi Region Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is located entirely on the island of Zanzibar and ...

. The regional capital is the town of

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. According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 187, 455. Zanzibar North is divided into two

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, Kaskazini A and Kaskazini B.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Kaskazini A District in Unguja Kaskazini 2022

Unguja North Region is divided into two

, each administered by a council:

Constituencies

election Zanzibar North Region had eight constituencies:

References

Regions of Tanzania Geography of Zanzibar {{ZanzibarNorth-geo-stub