Zanzibar City is the capital and largest city of Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...

, in Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. It is located on the west coast of Unguja

Unguja

Unguja as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is the largest and most populated island of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.-Geography:...

, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago

Zanzibar Archipelago

The Zanzibar Archipelago consists of several islands lying off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean. There are two main islands, plus a host of smaller islets that surround them.-Main islands:...

, roughly opposite to Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...

 across the Zanzibar Channel

Zanzibar Channel

The Zanzibar Channel is the strait separating Unguja from mainland Tanzania. The channel is 120 km long and 30-40 km wide, with depth varying from a few dozen metres to a few hundred meters to the north and to the south...

. It also serves as the capital of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region

Zanzibar Urban/West Region

Zanzibar Urban/West is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Located on the island of Unguja, Zanzibar Town serves as the region's capital. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region was 391,002.-Districts:...

, and qualifies as a district

Districts of Tanzania

The regions of Tanzania are divided into 127 districts . The districts are listed below, by region:-Arusha Region:* Arumeru* Arusha* Karatu* Longido* Monduli* Ngorongoro-Dodoma:* Dodoma Rural* Dodoma Urban* Kondoa* Kongwa* Mpwapwa...

, formally known as Zanzibar Urban District. In 2002 its population was 205,870.
Zanzibar City comprises two main parts, Stone Town

Stone Town

Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania, as opposed to Ng'ambo . It is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago...

 and Ng'ambo

Ng'ambo

Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, the other being the historical Stone Town. Ng'ambo is much larger and more modern than Stone Town, with office buildings and large apartment blocks, as well as slum areas...

 (literally: "The Other Side"); the two areas are historically divided by a creek

Stream

A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...

, now marked by a large street called Creek Road. Stone Town is the historical core of the city, former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate; because of its unique architecture and culture, it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Ng'ambo is a much larger, modern area that developed around Stone Town after the Zanzibar Revolution

Zanzibar Revolution

The Zanzibar Revolution by local African revolutionaries in 1964 overthrew the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government. An ethnically diverse state consisting of a number of islands off the east coast of Tanganyika, Zanzibar had been granted independence by Britain in 1963...

, with office buildings and large apartment blocks such as those of the Michenzani

Michenzani

Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City. It is located just across Creek Road, that separates the historical part of the city, Stone Town and Ng'ambo...

 neighbourhood.

Wards

The Zanzibar Urban District is administratively divided into 40 wards:

Nr.	Ward (Shehia)	population 2002
1	Shangani	2062
2	Mkunazini	1829
3	Kiponda	971
4	Malindi	1525
5	Mchangani	1205
6	Mlandege	1225
7	Muembe Ladu	1752
8	Gulioni	1283
9	Makadara	2837
10	Shaurimoyo	4296
11	Muembe Makumbi	4384
12	Chumbuni	5360
13	Kwamtipura	4696
14	Kilimahewa	4095
15	Amaani	2859
16	Nyerere	6810
17	Sebleni	2458
18	Magomeni	5697
19	Mpendae	6258
20	Urusi	6291
21	Kilimani	1524
22	Miembeni	2601
23	Kikwajuni Juu	1323
24	Kikwajuni Bondeni	1283
25	Kisima Majongoo	2235
26	Vikokotoni	946
27	Mwembetanga	1488
28	Mwembeshauri	1118
29	Rahaleo	1038
30	Kwaalamsha	1848
31	Mikunguni	1669
32	Mkele	3180
33	Muungano	2638
34	Sogea	2359
35	Jang'ombe	3011
36	Kidongo Chekundu	1165
37	Matarumbeta	1394
38	Kwahani	2211
39	Kwaalinato	2647
40	Karakana	3213
	Zanzibar Urban	206292

See also

• 2008 Zanzibar power blackout
  2008 Zanzibar Power blackout
  The 2008 Zanzibar Power blackout was an extensive power outage on Zanzibar, Tanzania.During May and June 2008, Zanzibar suffered a period of almost one month without mains electricity due to a grid failure which left the entire island dependent on alternative methods of electricity generation...
  
  
• Stone Town
  Stone Town
  Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania, as opposed to Ng'ambo . It is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago...
  
  
• Michenzani
  Michenzani
  Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City. It is located just across Creek Road, that separates the historical part of the city, Stone Town and Ng'ambo...
  
  
• Zanzibar University
  Zanzibar University
  The Zanzibar University , which opened in 2002 as the first university in Zanzibar, is a private university sponsored by the Darul Iman Charitable Association, an Islamic religious organization in Ontario, Canada. It is situated at Tunguu area, in the Central District, some from Zanzibar Town...