Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi'' in

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) is one of the 31

regions of Tanzania Tanzania is administratively divided into thirty-one regions (''wikt:mkoa, 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, Manyar ...

. The region covers an area of . The region is located entirely on the island of

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and bordered to the west by the

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, the north by

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

and the east 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 ...

. The region is home to one of the seven

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located in Tanzania, namely; Stonetown of Zanzibar. The regional capital is

Zanzibar City Zanzibar City or Mjini District, often simply referred to as Zanzibar (''Wilaya ya Zanzibar Mjini'' or ''Jiji la Zanzibar'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Mjini Magharibi Region in Tanzania. The district co ...

. The region is the most developed region with the highest

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in Tanzania at 0.718. According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 593,678.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Mjini Magharibi Region is divided into two

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, each administered by a council:

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Zanzibar Urban/West Region had nineteen constituencies: * Amani Constituency (Urban) * Bububu Constituency (West) * Chumbuni Constituency (Urban) * Dimani Constituency (West) * Dole Constituency (West) * Fuoni Constituency (West) * Jang'ombe Constituency (Urban) * Kiembesamaki Constituency (West) * Kikwajuni Constituency (Urban) * Kwahani Constituency (Urban) * Kwamtipura Constituency (Urban) * Magogoni Constituency (West) * Magomeni Constituency (Urban) * Mfenesini Constituency (West) * Mji Mkongwe Constituency (Urban) * Mpendae Constituency (Urban) * Mtoni Constituency (West) * Mwanakwerekwe Constituency (West) * Raha Leo Constituency (Urban)

Administrative divisions

Districts

Constituencies

Notable People

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