Mafia Island ("Chole Shamba") is part of the
Tanzanian Spice Islands, together with
Zanzibar and
Pemba. As one of the 6 districts of the
Pwani Region, however, Mafia Island is governed from the mainland, not from Zanzibar. Mafia Island has never been considered part of Zanzibar.According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Mafia District was 40,801.
[1]The people of Mafia Island are mainly fishermen; many also engage in small-scale food cultivation.
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