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Barakuni Island

Coordinates:7°43′26″S39°45′01″E/ 7.72389°S 39.75028°E/-7.72389; 39.75028
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Barakuni Island
Barakuni Island is located in Tanzania
Barakuni Island
Barakuni Island
Location on the Mafia Archipelago
Geography
LocationSea of Zanj
Coordinates7°43′26″S39°45′01″E/ 7.72389°S 39.75028°E/-7.72389; 39.75028
ArchipelagoThe Mafia Archipelago
Length0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Width0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Administration
RegionPwani Region
DistrictMafia District
WardKirongwe
Demographics
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsMatumbi,Ndengereko&Rufiji

Barakuni Islandor in some maps asMbarakuni Island(Kisiwa cha Barakuni,inSwahili) is a protected island of theMafia Archipelagolocated inKirongweward ofMafia Districtin southernPwani RegionofTanzania.The island is not part of theMafia Island Marine Park.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^"Mbarakuni Island Marine Reserve".Retrieved2023-09-11.
  2. ^"Mbarakuni Island".Retrieved2023-09-11.
  3. ^"The Effects of Deforestation in Mlola Forest Reserves, Mafia District, Tanzania".Retrieved2023-09-03.
  4. ^Chami, Felix A. "The Early Iron Age on Mafia island and its relationship with the mainland." AZANIA: Journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa 34.1 (1999): 1-10.