Songo Mnara Island

Island in Kilwa District of Lindi Region
9°3′54.36″S 39°34′46.2″E / 9.0651000°S 39.579500°E / -9.0651000; 39.579500Total islands1Major islands1Highest elevation9 m (30 ft)Administration
 Tanzania
RegionLindi RegionDemographicsEthnic groupsMachinga

Songo Mnara Island is an island located in Pande Mikoma ward in Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. The island is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Songo Mnara, one of seven world heritage sites in the country. In total, the island covers an area of 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 9 m (30 ft).[2] The Island is the ancestral home of the Machinga people.

References

  1. ^ "Songo Manra Island profile".
  2. ^ "Songo Mnara Elevation".
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Kilwa District
Capital: Kilwa Masoko
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  2. Kandawale
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