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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 for	Pemba Island
Capital	Wete
Districts	List Micheweni District Wete District
Area
• Total	574 km (222 sq mi)
• Rank	28th of 31
Highest elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population
• Total	211,732
• Rank	28th of 31
• Density	370/km (960/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
HDI (2021)	0.548 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 (Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of 574 km (222 sq mi) and is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Saint Lucia. and the administrative region is located entirely on the island of Pemba. Pemba North Region is bordered to the north by Indian Ocean, south by Pemba South Region and the west by Pemba channel. The regional capital is Wete. According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 211,732.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Pemba North Region is divided into two districts, each administered by a council:

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

References

1. "ISO 3166". ISO. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
3. "Unguja South Region Size". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
4. 617 km (238 sq mi) for Saint Lucia at "Area size comparison". Nations Online. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. "Pemba North's capital". 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
6. "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
7. "Postcodes Kaskazini Pemba Region 75000" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

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