# Pemba North Region

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Region of Tanzania

Region in Tanzania

Pemba North Region Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini (Swahili) Region From top to bottom: Vumawimbi Beach, Lighthouse in North Pemba and Wete Harbor Nickname: Emerald of Tanzania Location in Tanzania Coordinates: 5°1′54.84″S 39°46′32.16″E / 5.0319000°S 39.7756000°E / -5.0319000; 39.7756000 Country Tanzania Named after Pemba Island Capital Wete Districts List Micheweni District Wete District Area • Total 574 km2 (222 sq mi) • Rank 28th of 31 Highest elevation (Kidichi) 96 m (315 ft) Population (2012) • Total 211,732 • Rank 28th of 31 • Density 369/km2 (955/sq mi) Demonym North Pemban Ethnic groups • Settler Swahili • Native Hadimu Time zone UTC+3 (EAT) Postcode 75xxx Area code 024 ISO 3166 code TZ-06 [1] HDI (2021) 0.548[2] low · 10th Website Official website Symbols of Tanzania Bird Pemba scops owl Butterfly African peach moth Fish Regal angelfish Mammal Bakari's bat Tree Red mangrove Mineral Coral

**Pemba North Region** or **North Pemba Region** ([Swahili](/source/Swahili_language): *Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini*) is one of the 31 [regions of Tanzania](/source/Regions_of_Tanzania). The region covers an area of 574 km2 (222 sq mi).[3][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*] The administrative region is located entirely on the island of [Pemba](/source/Pemba_Island). Pemba North Region is bordered to the north by the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean), south by the [Pemba South Region](/source/Pemba_South_Region) and the west by the [Pemba Channel](/source/Pemba_Channel). The regional capital is [Wete](/source/Wete).[4][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*] According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.[5]

## Administrative divisions

### Districts

Pemba North Region is divided into two [districts](/source/Districts_of_Tanzania), each administered by a council:[6][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

Districts of Pemba North Region Map District Population (2012) Micheweni 103,816 Wete 107,916 Total 211,732

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ISO 3166"](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TZ). ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_2-0)** ["Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"](https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/TZA/?levels=1+4). *hdi.globaldatalab.org*. Retrieved 2022-07-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Unguja South Region Size"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/). Retrieved 22 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Pemba North's capital"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Pemba-Island). 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2012 Population and Housing Census General Report"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220929213956/https://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf) (PDF). Government of [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania). Archived from [the original](http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf) (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-07-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Postcodes Kaskazini Pemba Region 75000"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120902070923/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/pembaKaskazini.pdf) (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Archived from [the original](http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/pembaKaskazini.pdf) (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

v t e Pemba North Region Capital: Wete Districts Wete District Micheweni District Native Peoples Hadimu National Historic Sites Chwaka Mosque Msuka Mosque Islands Njao Island Fundo Island Kashani Island Kokota Island Funzi Island Uvinje Island Kiweni Island Kojana Island Kwata Island Vikunguni Island Major Cities and Towns Konde Tumbe National Parks and Reserves Ngezi Forest Reserve Msitu Kuu Forest Reserve Ras Kiuyu Forest Reserve

v t e Regions of Tanzania Mainland Tanzania 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 Archipelago Mjini Magharibi Pemba North Pemba South Unguja North Unguja South

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