Mkoani is a town located on the
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
n island of
Pemba. It is the capital of
Pemba South region
Pemba South Region or South Pemba Region () is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania, covering an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation-state of Grenada. The administrative region is located entirely on Pe ...
, as well as
Mkoani District. Currently, Mkoani has the busiest harbour on Pemba island, most ferries from Zanzibar or the mainland arrive at Mkoani. The town has a population of 23,719 (2022 census)
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Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
The Abdulla Mzee hospital is located in Mkoani.
Climate
Mkoani has a tropical climate, milder than Tanzania's mainland and milder than in Unguja
Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in – as mentioned in The ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'') is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania.
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Geography
Unguja is ...
island. This climate is classified as "Am" by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average temperature in Mkoani is . The average annual rainfall is 1,924 mm. The monthly average temperatures are usually between . There are two rain seasons, with most rainfall coming between March and June and shorter rain season coming between November and December. Drier months are January–February, and a longer drier season between July and October.
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Cities in Zanzibar
Regional capitals in Tanzania
Pemba Island
Pemba South Region
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