Mjini Magharibi Region#Constituencies

{{Short description|Region of Tanzania}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Mjini Magharibi Region

|native_name = {{small|{{native phrase|sw|Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi}}}}

|nickname = Home of Stonetown

|settlement_type = Region

|named_for = Unguja Island

|image_skyline = {{Photomontage

|photo1a = Stone town ,Zanzibar.jpg

|photo2a = Home and Houses.jpg

|photo3a = Chumbe03.jpg

|spacing = 2

|space = 2

|size = 225

|position = center

|color_border = white

|color = white

| foot_montage = From top to bottom:
Stonetown scene, view of Stonetown & Lighthouse in Chumbe Island}}

|image_map = Zanzibar Urban-West in Tanzania (zoom).svg

|map_caption = Location in Tanzania

|coordinates = {{coord|6|13|47.28|S|39|15|29.88|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}

|subdivision_type1 =

|subdivision_name1 =

|established_title = Administrative Region

|established_date =

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Zanzibar City

|parts_type = Districts

|p1 = Magharibi District

|p2 = Mjini District

|area_total_km2 = 230

|area_rank = 31st of 31

|elevation_max_m =

|elevation_max_point =

|population_footnotes = [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/53/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Mjini Magharibi Region

|population_total = 893169

|population_urban = 709809

|population_as_of = 2022 census

|population_density_km2 = auto

|population_rank = 26th of 31

|demographics_type1 = Ethnic groups

|demographics1_title1 = Settler

|demographics1_info1 = Swahili

|demographics1_title2 = Native

|demographics1_info2 = Hadimu

|population_demonym = Mjini Zanzibari

|timezone1 = EAT

|utc_offset1 = +3

|postal_code_type = Postcode

|postal_code = 71xxx

|area_code = 024

|iso_code = TZ-15 {{cite web|url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TZ|title= ISO 3166|publisher=ISO|access-date=2022-07-10}}

|blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2021)

|blank_info_sec1 = 0.718{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2020-02-26}}
{{color|#0c0|high}} · 1st

|website = {{URL|http://mjinimagharibi.go.tz/|Official website}}

|module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes

|country = Tanzania

|mammal = File:Piliocolobus kirkii Gray.jpg Zanzibar red colobus

|bird = File:Pemba Sunbird, Manta Resort, Pemba Island (8494780065).jpg Pemba sunbird

|fish = File:Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) (28038957078).jpg Moorish idol

|butterfly = File:Common Bush Brown (Bicyclus safitza) (45805772424).jpg Common bush brown

|tree = File:Dypsis pembana 2zz.jpg Zanzibar palm

|mineral = File:Red coral gemstone.jpg Coral

}}

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Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar Urban West Region or West Zanzibar Region (Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of {{cvt|230|km2}}.{{Cite web|url=https://knoema.com/atlas/United-Republic-of-Tanzania/Kusini-Unguja-Region|title=Mjini Magharibi Size|access-date=22 July 2022}} The region is located entirely on the island of Zanzibar and bordered to the west by the Indian Ocean, the north by Unguja North Region and the east by Unguja South Region. The region is home to one of the seven World Heritage Sites located in Tanzania, namely; Stonetown of Zanzibar.{{Cite web|title=Stonetown of Zanzibar|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/173/|access-date=2022-07-22|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}} The regional capital is Zanzibar City.{{Cite web|url=https://knoema.com/atlas/United-Republic-of-Tanzania/Kusini-Unguja-Region|title=Mjini Magharibi's capital| year=2022| access-date=22 July 2022}} The region is the most developed region with the highest human development index in Tanzania at 0.718.{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2020-02-26}} According to the 2012 census, the region has a total population of 593,678.{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|title=2012 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of Tanzania|access-date=2022-07-22}}