Zanzibar Urban/West Region is one of the thirty regions of Tanzania. Located on the island of Unguja, Zanzibar City serves as the region's capital. According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region was 391,002.
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“The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work of art, and it holds within its communal framework many simpler and more personal forms of art. Mind takes form in the city; and in turn, urban forms condition mind.”
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—Bible: New Testament, Luke 2:8,9.