Location & Surroundings
Stone Town is a settlement in Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, at 15 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Zanzibar, less than 2 km away. The national capital Dodoma is about 380 km to the west. The nearest airport is Zanzibar International Airport, 7 km away.
Also known as: Mji Mkongwe · Cidade de Pedra · Каменный город · 桑给巴尔石头城 · ザンジバル島のストーン・タウン · مدينة زنجبار الحجرية
Overview
Stone Town is old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.
It is located in Mjini Magharibi Region, Zanzibar City, Tanzania.
It covers about 96 hectare.
Also known as: Stone Town of Zanzibar, Mji Mkongwe
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Basic Data
- Country Tanzania
- Located in Mjini Magharibi Region
- Area 96 hectare
- Type section of populated place (PPLX)
Geography
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Coordinates
6° 9' 42" S, 39° 11' 29" E
- Elevation DEM: 15 m
- Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Time Shift GMT 3 (DST 3)
Statistics & Country
- Pop. Density 16,113 p/km²
- Built-up 39.5%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Shilling (TZS)
- Phone Prefix +255
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 17:19
- Sunrise 06:04
- Sunset 18:17
- Day length 12 h 14 min
Nearby
Alternate Names
Weather in Stone Town
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Stone Town, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 27.4 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 4.0 m/s south-easterly wind. Next 24h: 23.5 to 29.6 C, max wind 4.2 m/s. Precip around 1.0 mm. Solar peaks near 836 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 27.4 | 4.0 | 133 | 64 | 1,017.7 | - / 0.00 | 76 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 29.6 | 3.9 | 135 | 54 | 1,013.1 | 0.12 / 0.12 | 98 | 836.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 24.7 | 4.2 | 115 | 85 | 1,015.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 99 | 166.4 | n/a |
| 18h | 23.5 | 2.1 | 108 | 90 | 1,014.4 | 0.12 / 0.12 | 59 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 27.1 | 2.5 | 145 | 71 | 1,017.8 | 0.84 / 0.97 | 26 | 128.5 | n/a |
| 30h | 28.5 | 4.2 | 128 | 64 | 1,013.8 | 0.34 / 1.31 | 58 | 656.6 | n/a |
| 36h | 24.6 | 3.0 | 116 | 86 | 1,016.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 175.5 | n/a |
| 42h | 24.8 | 1.6 | 170 | 82 | 1,014.2 | 0.16 / 0.16 | 82 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Friday | 27.1 | 1.8 | 190 | 71 | 1,018.0 | 1.56 / 1.72 | 43 | 100.6 | n/a |
| 54h | 29.0 | 4.8 | 130 | 62 | 1,013.3 | 0.00 / 0.69 | 53 | 743.8 | n/a |
| 60h | 25.6 | 4.5 | 129 | 80 | 1,016.2 | 0.00 / 0.42 | 5 | 161.1 | n/a |
| 66h | 24.2 | 3.3 | 125 | 89 | 1,013.5 | 0.51 / 0.93 | 6 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Saturday | 26.7 | 2.8 | 163 | 77 | 1,017.1 | 5.11 / 6.04 | 27 | 142.3 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
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