Pemba Island

Pemba

Nickname: الجزيرة الخضراء Al Jazeera al Khizra (the green island)[citation needed]
Vumawimbi Beach, Pemba Island
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Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	5°10′S 39°47′E / 5.167°S 39.783°E / -5.167; 39.783
Area	988 km2 (381 sq mi)
Highest elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Highest point	Masingini Ridge
Administration
Tanzania
Region	Zanzibar
Capital city	Chake Chake
Largest settlement	Wete
Demographics
Population	406,808 (census2012)
Pop. density	428/km2 (1109/sq mi)
Additional information
Official website	Country website

Pemba Island (Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء al-Jazīra al-khadrāʔ, literally "The Green Island"^{[citation needed]}; Swahili: Pemba kisiwa) is a Tanzanian island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying within the Swahili Coast in the Indian Ocean.