Barakuni Island
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Sea of Zanj |
Coordinates | 7°43′26″S39°45′01″E/ 7.72389°S 39.75028°E |
Archipelago | The Mafia Archipelago |
Length | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
Width | 0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
Administration | |
Region | Pwani Region |
District | Mafia District |
Ward | Kirongwe |
Demographics | |
Languages | Swahili |
Ethnic groups | Matumbi,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
[edit]- ^"Mbarakuni Island Marine Reserve".Retrieved2023-09-11.
- ^"Mbarakuni Island".Retrieved2023-09-11.
- ^"The Effects of Deforestation in Mlola Forest Reserves, Mafia District, Tanzania".Retrieved2023-09-03.
- ^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.