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Kiwengwa

Zanzibar Northtown

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Coordinates-5.99°, 39.38°

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City facts

Overview

Kiwengwa is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located on the northeast coast between the villages of Pongwe and Pwani Mchangani. It is also connected by road to Kinyasini, which lies eight kilometres to the west.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-5.9901
Longitude
39.3761
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6,467
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    342
  • African Golden-Weaver
    Ploceus subaureus A.Smith, 1839 · Aves
    172
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    166
  • Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    156
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    147
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    139
  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    134
  • Collared Sunbird
    Hedydipna collaris (Vieillot, 1819) · Aves
    109

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2005-01-15

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.75
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,098

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
288
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Favites vasta
Favites vasta
Favites vasta
Seen 2026-09-25
Blue-spot Pansy
Blue-spot Pansy
Junonia oenone
Seen 2026-09-24
Redleg Orbweaver
Redleg Orbweaver
Trichonephila inaurata
Seen 2026-09-23
Decumbent Spanish Dancer
Decumbent Spanish Dancer
Hexabranchus lacer
Seen 2026-09-23
Round-winged Orange Tip
Round-winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe
Seen 2026-09-16
Dancing Amber
Dancing Amber
Telchinia serena
Seen 2026-09-16
Plain Vagrant
Plain Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii
Seen 2026-09-15
Eurytela dryope
Eurytela dryope
Eurytela dryope
Seen 2026-09-15
Snake Sea Cucumber
Snake Sea Cucumber
Synapta maculata
Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API