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Mafia District
Mafia District Council (Swahili: Wilaya ya Mafia) is one of eight administrative districts in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It administers the main Mafia Island as well as the Mafia Archipelago. The district covers an area of 642.6 km2 (248.1 sq mi), and is surrounded by the Sea of Zanj. Rufiji District lies on the other side of the Mafia Channel to the west. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Saint Lucia.
The town of Kilindoni serves as its administrative capital. The district is home to the largest concentration of Whale Sharks in Africa, the Mafia Island Marine Park, the historic Chole Island Ruins, the Kisimani Mafia, the Kua Ruins, and the Mlola Forest Reserve. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mafia District was 46,438.
Mafia District, created in 1959, contains 136 suburbs, 23 villages, 8 wards, and 2 divisions (North and South).
The Mafia District is administratively divided into eight wards and twenty villages. Before 2010, The Mafia District had seven wards, when Ndagoni Ward was created from the western part of Baleni Ward.
The wards, alongside their area and population, are listed in the below table:
Mafia District is bordered by Mkuranga District, northwest across the Mafia Channel, Rufiji and Kilwa in the Lindi Region to the southwest, and the Indian Ocean to the east and south. Mafia District has a total area of 972 km2, of which 407 km2 is made up of land and 565 km2 is water. In addition to Mafia Island, there are eight islands within Mafia District: Juani Island, Chole Island, Jibondo Island (Kibondo), Bwejuu Island, Shungumbili Island (Thanda), Barakuni Island, Miewi Island, and Niororo Island (Nyororo).
The eastern side of Mafia District is bordered by the Indian Ocean, with a 33 km outer fringing reef that runs the whole length of the eastern seaboard. It comprises Mafia, Jibondo, and Juani islands, with Kitutia Reef located at the southernmost point.
Mafia Island has a hot and sub-humid tropical climate that is affected by two monsoon winds and the East African Equatorial current, which flows north. While the southeast monsoon blows from June to October, the northeast monsoon blows from November to March. Between the varying monsoons, there may be prolonged rainfall. The typical annual rain precipitation is 1,900 mm and the typical annual temperature averages about 26.6°C.
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Mafia District
Mafia District Council (Swahili: Wilaya ya Mafia) is one of eight administrative districts in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It administers the main Mafia Island as well as the Mafia Archipelago. The district covers an area of 642.6 km2 (248.1 sq mi), and is surrounded by the Sea of Zanj. Rufiji District lies on the other side of the Mafia Channel to the west. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Saint Lucia.
The town of Kilindoni serves as its administrative capital. The district is home to the largest concentration of Whale Sharks in Africa, the Mafia Island Marine Park, the historic Chole Island Ruins, the Kisimani Mafia, the Kua Ruins, and the Mlola Forest Reserve. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mafia District was 46,438.
Mafia District, created in 1959, contains 136 suburbs, 23 villages, 8 wards, and 2 divisions (North and South).
The Mafia District is administratively divided into eight wards and twenty villages. Before 2010, The Mafia District had seven wards, when Ndagoni Ward was created from the western part of Baleni Ward.
The wards, alongside their area and population, are listed in the below table:
Mafia District is bordered by Mkuranga District, northwest across the Mafia Channel, Rufiji and Kilwa in the Lindi Region to the southwest, and the Indian Ocean to the east and south. Mafia District has a total area of 972 km2, of which 407 km2 is made up of land and 565 km2 is water. In addition to Mafia Island, there are eight islands within Mafia District: Juani Island, Chole Island, Jibondo Island (Kibondo), Bwejuu Island, Shungumbili Island (Thanda), Barakuni Island, Miewi Island, and Niororo Island (Nyororo).
The eastern side of Mafia District is bordered by the Indian Ocean, with a 33 km outer fringing reef that runs the whole length of the eastern seaboard. It comprises Mafia, Jibondo, and Juani islands, with Kitutia Reef located at the southernmost point.
Mafia Island has a hot and sub-humid tropical climate that is affected by two monsoon winds and the East African Equatorial current, which flows north. While the southeast monsoon blows from June to October, the northeast monsoon blows from November to March. Between the varying monsoons, there may be prolonged rainfall. The typical annual rain precipitation is 1,900 mm and the typical annual temperature averages about 26.6°C.
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