Kiweni Island

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Kiweni Island
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Kiweni Island
Geography
Location Zanzibar Channel
Coordinates 05°26′49″S39°44′15″E / 5.44694°S 39.73750°E / -5.44694; 39.73750
Archipelago Zanzibar Archipelago
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Length4.6 km (2.86 mi)
Width1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Administration
Region Pemba South Region
District Mkoani District
Demographics
Languages Swahili
Ethnic groups Hadimu

Kiweni Island (Swahili : Kisiwa cha Kiweni), sometimes also known as Shamiani Island, is an island located in the Kisiwa Shamiani ward of Mkoani District in Pemba South Region, Tanzania. [1]

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