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Mjini Magharibi Region

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Country
  
Tanzania

Capital
  
Zanzibar City

Postcode
  
71xxx

Area
  
230 km²

Area code
  
024

Zone
  
Zanzibar

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Website
  
zanzibar.go.tz

Population
  
593,678 (2012)

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University
  
State University of Zanzibar

Points of interest
  
House of Wonders, Old Fort of Zanzibar, Old Dispensary, Hamamni Persian Baths, Forodhani Gardens

Mjini Magharibi Region (also known as the Zanzibar Urban West Region) is one of the thirty regions of Tanzania. Located on the island of Unguja, Zanzibar City serves as the region's capital. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region was 593,678.

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Map of Zanzibar Urban%2FWest Region, Tanzania

Districts

The region is administratively divided into two districts:

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)

    • References

    Mjini Magharibi Region Wikipedia
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