Pengeleni Island

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Pengeleni Island
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Pengeleni Island
Geography
Location Zanzibar Channel
Coordinates 06°23′26″S39°24′46″E / 6.39056°S 39.41278°E / -6.39056; 39.41278
Archipelago Zanzibar Archipelago
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Length0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
Region Unguja South Region
District Kaskazini A District
Demographics
Languages Swahili
Ethnic groups Hadimu

Pengeleni Island (Kisiwa cha Pengeleni, in Swahili) is a small island located in N'gambwa ward of Kusini District in Unguja South Region, Tanzania. [1] [2] The coral island lies south of Uzi Island and north of Vundwe Island.

References

  1. "Zanzibar (Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. Nowak, Katarzyna, Andrew Perkin, and Trevor Jones. Update on habitat loss and conservation status of the endangered Zanzibar red colobus on Uzi and Vundwe Islands. Department of Commercial Crops, Fruits, and Forestry, 2009.