Zanzibar facts

Country

Semi-autonomous region of the
United Republic of Tanzania.

Location

Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
37 km (23 miles) off the east coast of the African mainland, about 6°S of Equator.

Area

90 km long and 40 km wide
Total 2,462 km²/ 951 sq mi.
Zanzibar: 1,660 km²
Pemba Island: 985 km²

Capital

Zanzibar City
Historic centre: Stone Town (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Official Languages                

Swahili, Arabic, English

Timezone       

GMT+3 (EAT)

Driving Side

Left

Calling Code

+255

Electric Voltage

230 V, 50 Hz
Round or square three-pin‚
British-style plugs

Population

1,889,773 (2022 census)

Economy

Fishing, agriculture, tourism

Currency

Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Ethnic Groups

Swahili, Arabs, Hadimu,
Shirazi, Tumbatu

Religions

Islam (99%)
Christianity (0.5%)
Others/Indigenous/Irreligious (0.5%)

Public Holidays

01st January
12th January
26th April
01st May
07th July
09th December
25th December

Standard Of Living And Health

Relatively high standard of primary health care and education

Hospitals

• Mnazi Mmoja General Hospital
• Zanzibar Medical and Diagnostic Centre
• Zanzibar Medical Group
• Urban Care medical centre Fumba Town

Elementary And Secondary Schools near Fumba Town

• British School of Zanzibar
• International School of Zanzibar
• Feza Schools Zanzibar
• Laureate International School
• High-View School of Zanzibar

Colleges and Universities near Fumba Town

• The State University of Zanzibar
• African School of Economics
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

Safety

Theft from hotel rooms is very unusual.
Hotels in the middle and upper price ranges offer individual safe deposit boxes.

Airport

Abeid Amani Karume
International Airport (ZNZ)
Location: Zanzibar City

The distance to Fumba Town: 20 km

Airlines:

• Air France
• Austrian
• As Salaam Air
• Ethiopian
• Kenya Airways
• Lufthansa
• Tropical Air
• Turkish Airlines
• Qatar Airways
• ZanAir

Climate

Tropical monsoon climate
Rain periods:

• Mid-March to end of May (257 mm / 10 inches)
• November (136 mm / 5.3 inches)

Temperatures:

• High: 33°C / 92°F
• Average: 27°C / 79°F     
• Low: 22°C / 72°F

Travel

A tourist visa costs 50 USD for three-month single entry.

Visa application:
https://visa.immigration.go.tz

Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance, 44 USD, apply here:
https://visitzanzibar.go.tz/

Recommended Vaccinations

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/tanzania