Menai Bay

Menai Bay is located on the southwestern coast of Unguja island (Zanzibar Island), in the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania.

Geography

It is a bay on the Zanzibar Strait of the Western Indian Ocean.

The long coastline of Menai Bay has nineteen villages, with a total population of around 17,000. The villages are within the Unguja South Region of Zanzibar.

The Menai Bay Conservation Area is a marine reserve protecting the habitats and biota of the bay area.

External links

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Coordinates: 6°23′S 39°22′E / 6.383°S 39.367°E / -6.383; 39.367


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