Pemba South Region or South Pemba Region () 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 ...

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

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. The administrative region is located entirely on Pemba island. Pemba South Region is bordered to the south by

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, north by

Pemba North Region Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region () is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of and is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation-state of Saint Lucia. The administrative region is located entirely ...

and the west by the

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. The regional capital is

Chake-Chake Chake-Chake is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba and capital of Chake Chake District. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. Chake-Chake is historically the capital of Pemba Island ...

. The region has the fifth-highest

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in the country, making one of the most developed regions in the country. The region has the highest

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on Pemba Island. According to the 2022 census, the region has a total population of 271,350.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Pemba South Region is divided into two

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, each administered by a council:

References

Pemba Island Regions of Tanzania {{PembaSouth-geo-stub