Mjini Magharibi Region

Urban West Region Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi (Swahili)
Region
Mjini Magharibi Region
Aerial view of Stone Town
Location in Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Zone	Zanzibar
Capital	Zanzibar City
Area
• Total	230 km² (90 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	593,678
• Density	2,600/km² (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Postcode	71xxx
Area code(s)	024
Website	zanzibar.go.tz

Mjini Magharibi Region (also known as the Zanzibar Urban West Region)^[1] is one of the 31 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.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Districts

The region is administratively divided into two districts:

Districts of Mjini Magharibi Region
Map	District	Population (2012)
	Magharibi	370,645
	Mjini	223,033
	Total	593,678

Constituencies

For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Zanzibar Urban/West Region had nineteen constituencies:^[3]

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

↑ Zanzibar Urban/West Region (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
↑ "2002 Population and Housing General Report: Urban West". Archived from the original on 18 March 2004.
↑ "Organisations located in Zanzibar City - Tanzania". African Development Information.

Regions of Tanzania
Mainland	Arusha Dar es Salaam Dodoma Geita Iringa Kagera Katavi Kigoma Kilimanjaro Lindi Manyara Mara Mbeya Morogoro Mtwara Mwanza Njombe Pwani Rukwa Ruvuma Shinyanga Simiyu Singida Songwe Tabora Tanga
Zanzibar	Mjini Magharibi Pemba North Pemba South Unguja North Unguja South

Coordinates: 6°10′00″S 39°15′00″E / 6.1667°S 39.2500°E / -6.1667; 39.2500

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