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Pengeleni Island

Coordinates: 06°23′26″S 39°24′46″E / 6.39056°S 39.41278°E / -6.39056; 39.41278
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Pengeleni Island
Pengeleni Island is located in Tanzania
Pengeleni Island
Pengeleni Island
Geography
LocationZanzibar Channel
Coordinates06°23′26″S 39°24′46″E / 6.39056°S 39.41278°E / -6.39056; 39.41278
ArchipelagoZanzibar Archipelago
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Length0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
RegionUnguja South Region
DistrictKaskazini A District
Demographics
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsHadimu

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

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  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.