Unguja

Unguja

Nickname: Zanzibar Island
Unguja
Unguja Location in Tanzania
Geography
Coordinates	6°08′S 39°20′E / 6.133°S 39.333°E / -6.133; 39.333
Archipelago	Zanzibar Archipelago
Area	1,666 km2 (643 sq mi)
Length	85 km (52.8 mi)
Width	30 km (19 mi)
Highest elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Highest point	Unnamed point in the Koani chain
Administration
Tanzania
Region	Zanzibar
Demographics
Population	896,721 (2012)

Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in Ancient Greek: Μενουθιάς, romanized: Menuthias – as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea) is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania.