Zanzibar City

Leadership

AMALI Cohort

2023

Term of Office

2021-2025

Length of Term

5 Years

Mayoral Legacy Goal

Liveability

To position Zanzibar to become a leading Blue Economy City, by 2025, by investing in waste collection and waste conversion

Governance

Overview

Zanzibar City is the capital city of Zanzibar Islands situated in Unguja island at the Mjini Magharibi Region, which is also known as the Zanzibar Urban/West Region.

Local government comprises three tiers of governance as follows:
a) City, Municipality, Town and District Council b) The Ward Council and c) The Shehia Council

The Zanzibar Local Government Authority Act, 2014. Section 10 (a, b & c)

Regional, Municipal and Administrative Boundaries

Electoral methodology

The City Mayor is elected among the councilors of the city council within the First Meeting of the Council.

The Local Government Authority Act, 2014 Section :18(2a)

Structure of departments, roles and responsibilities

The City Organisation Structure and Zanzibar City Strategic Plan, 2022

Function of the municipality or equivalent

To develop, implement, and monitor the municipal strategic plans and budgets.
To formulate, coordinate and supervise the implementation of plans for economic, commercial, industrial and social development.
To raise revenue to enable the local authority to perform its functions effectively.
To license, regulate and control business activities within its function effectively.
To make by-laws applicable throughout its area of jurisdiction.
To consider, regulate, and coordinate development plans, projects and programs of words within its area of jurisdiction.
To monitor and evaluate all projects within its area.
To control the extraction of certain natural resources as may be approved by the Minister responsible for natural resources.
To carry out any other functions conferred to the local authority under the Local Government Act No. 7 of 2014 or any other laws.

The Local Government Authority Act, 2014 Section :19(a-h)

Political structure for voting

The First Meeting of the Council conducts the election for a Mayor and Deputy Mayor under the Election Committee chaired by the Regional Administrative Officer. The majority voted candidate is announced as Mayor and Deputy Mayor

Local Government Authority l Act 7/2014. Section: 18(2a)

Finances

Municipal budget

$ 36,099,565

Zanzibar Annual Budget, 2022/2023. Volume 2.

Sources of revenue

The revenue is collected through Zanzibar Municipalities. The sources of revenue are market taxes, business lessen forms, business lessen sales, parking charges, shop tax charges, court charges

Zanzibar Municipalities

Main Economic Activities

Employment in public and private sectors, trade, services, tourism, industry, agriculture, forestry and fishing.

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Downloadable governance documents

Zanzibar Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (ZSGRP) commonly known as MKUZA

Download this document

Development Profile

Population Trends

Age Pyramid

Zanzibar-Age-Pyramid

Age Pyramid

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract. Available: https://ocgs.go.tz/ReportOCGS/ZANZIBAR%20STATISTICAL%20ABSTRACT-%202020,%20(FINAL)%2022%20July%202021.pdf

1,889,773

National Population

Office of the President, Finance and Planning Office of the Chief Statistician of the Government Zanzibar, October 2022

Population Trends

3.7%

National Growth Rate

Office of the President, Finance and Planning Office of the Chief Statistician of the Government Zanzibar, October 2022

Population Trends

3,883 person/km²

Population Density (2022)

Office of the President, Finance and Planning Office of the Chief Statistician of the Government Zanzibar, October 2022

Population Trends

230 km²

Land Area: Zanzibar City

Department of Urban and Rural Planning, 2022 Zanzibar

Population Trends

4.1%

City Growth Rate

Office of the President, Finance and Planning Office of the Chief Statistician of the Government Zanzibar, October 2022

Population Trends

893,169

City Population (2022)

Office of the President, Finance and Planning Office of the Chief Statistician of the Government Zanzibar, October 2022

Population Trends

Unemployment

Informal Economy

Gini Coefficient

Gini Coefficient Definition

The Gini Coefficient is an indicator that measures income inequality. A Gini coefficient of zero equates to perfect equality (where everyone has the same income), while a coefficient of one equates to the maximal inequality among values (a city in which one person has all the income).

UN-Habitat, 2016. Measurement of city prosperity: methodology and metadata.

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30.2

Gini coefficient of income for Mjini (2019-2020)

Selected Key Indicators from 2019/20 Household Budget Survey by District. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Gini Coefficient

0.28

Total for Zanzibar (2014-2015). (SE: 0.01; CI: 0.26 - 0.31)

National Panel Survey Wave 4, 2014 – 2015. Source: United Republic of Tanzania. Tanzania National Panel Survey, Wave 4, 2014 - 2015. National Bureau of Statistics. Ministry of Finance and Planning

Gini Coefficient

0.33

Total for Zanzibar (2013-2014). (SE: 0.02; CI: 0.30 - 0.36)

National Panel Survey Wave 3, 2013 – 2014. Source: United Republic of Tanzania. Tanzania National Panel Survey, Wave 4, 2014 - 2015. National Bureau of Statistics. Ministry of Finance and Planning.

Gini Coefficient

30.3%

Unemployment rate for persons 15 years and above in Mjini (urban)

Selected Key Indicators from 2019/20 Household Budget Survey by District. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract. Available:

Unemployment

16.45%

Total unemployment rate for Zanzibar based off of NPS 3 (2013/14)

National Panel Survey Wave 3, 2013 – 2014. Source: United Republic of Tanzania. Tanzania National Panel Survey, Wave 4, 2014 - 2015. National Bureau of Statistics. Ministry of Finance and Planning.

Unemployment

16.95%

Total unemployment rate for Zanzibar based off of NPS 4 (2014/15)

National Panel Survey Wave 4, 2014 – 2015. Source: United Republic of Tanzania. Tanzania National Panel Survey, Wave 4, 2014 - 2015. National Bureau of Statistics. Ministry of Finance and Planning

Unemployment

5.0

Food (Extreme) Poverty Headcount Rates: (2014/15)

Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. 2020. Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey

Poverty

17.9

Basic Needs Poverty Headcount Rate. (2019/20)

Selected Key Indicators from 2019/20 Household Budget Survey by District. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract

Poverty

5.7

Food (Extreme) Poverty Headcount Rates. (2019/20)

Selected Key Indicators from 2019/20 Household Budget Survey by District. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract

Poverty

343,563 Operators

180,072 (rural); 163,491 (urban)

Office of Chief Government Statistician Zanzibar. 2013. Informal Sector Survey.

Informal Economy

19.2

Basic Needs Poverty Headcount Rate (2014/15)

Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. 2020. Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey

Poverty

No items found.

Environmental reports do not indicate any serious air pollution. The city enjoys the presence of gentle breezes from its coasts

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Pollution

25.1 - 28.8°C

Monthly average temperature range in Zanzibar City

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Climate

1,512mm

Average annual rainfall in Zanzibar City

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Climate

26.9°C

Average Temperature in Zanzibar City

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Climate

55.7%

Charcoal as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

2.4%

Kerosene as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

15.6%

Firewood as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

0.5%

Coal as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

0.5%

Biogas as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

19.9%

Industrial gas as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

5.2%

Electricity as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

0.3%

Solar as primary source of energy for cooking

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for cooking

2.5%

Candle Light as primary source of household lighting

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for lighting

3.7%

Charging light as primary source of household lighting

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for lighting

8.0%

Kerosene Lamp as primary source of household lighting

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for lighting

1.4%

Solar as primary source of household lighting

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for lighting

84.4%

Main Grid as primary source of household lighting

Key Indicators Report 2019/20 Household Budget Survey. Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020.

Energy for lighting

Facilities

Diseases

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

Most Prevalent Diagnoses

Diseases

Diseases: Non-Communicable

Non-Communicable Diseases

Nutrition

Life Expectancy

Diseases

Diseases: Major Infectious Diseases

Major Infectious Diseases

27,1%

Other' as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 491,895

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

3,4%

Trauma / Injuries as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 63,014

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

1,9%

Conjunctivitis as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 35,768

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

2,2%

Hypertension as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 39,982

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

2,8%

Dental with oral Disease as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 52,093

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

3,6%

Diarrhoea (not dysentery or cholera) as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 66,020

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

Dispensaries (Private Medical Facilities)

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Facilities

8,2%

Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 148,717

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

9,5%

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 173,144

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

11,8%

Other skin disease (except Chicken pox and Herpes zoster) as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 215,322

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

12.7%

No Pneumonia (Cough/Cold) as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 231,072

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

16.3%

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) as proportion of top ten reported diagnosis (2019-2020). Cases reported: 296,385

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

Referral (Tertiary Level)

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Facilities

Private Hospitals (Private Medical Facilities)

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Facilities

Special (Tertiary Level)

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Facilities

PHCU+ (Primary Level)

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Facilities

65.0%

Children age 6 - 59 months who are anaemic

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Nutrition

39.0%

Women age 15-49 who are overweight or obese

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Nutrition

24.0%

Children under five who are stunted (moderate or severe)

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Nutrition

PHCU (Primary Level)

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

Facilities

9.7%

Women aged 20 - 49 who tested for Breast Cancer

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Non-Communicable

1.8%

Diabetes prevalence among adults aged 25-49

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Non-Communicable

11.0%

Women aged 20 - 49 who tested for Cervical cancer

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Non-Communicable

0.6%

HIV Prevalence Among Adults Aged 15 Years and Older Mjini Magharibi region (2016/17)

2012 Population and Housing Census. In The United Republic of Tanzania. 2021. Tanzania in Figures 2020. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance.

Diseases: Major Infectious Diseases

16.4%

Hypertension prevalence among adults aged 25-49

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Diseases: Non-Communicable

0.6%

Prevalence of malaria in children (6-59 months) with a positive Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT positive) in Mjini Magharibi region (2017)

2012 Population and Housing Census. In The United Republic of Tanzania. 2021. Tanzania in Figures 2020. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance.

Diseases: Major Infectious Diseases

63.3 Years

Life expectancy at birth (male)

2012 Population and Housing Census. In The United Republic of Tanzania. 2021. Tanzania in Figures 2020. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance.

Life Expectancy

65.2 Years

Life expectancy at birth (total)

2012 Population and Housing Census. In The United Republic of Tanzania. 2021. Tanzania in Figures 2020. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance.

Life Expectancy

67.1 Years

Life expectancy at birth (female)

2012 Population and Housing Census. In The United Republic of Tanzania. 2021. Tanzania in Figures 2020. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance.

Life Expectancy

Education

Education: Enrolment

Enrolment

Education

Education: Facilities

Facilities

HDI

HDI Score

Human Development Index Score

Human Development Index Definition

The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:

• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living

Communication

Internet Access

Crime

Safety and Security

Crime Statistics

Education

Education: Literacy Rate

Literacy Rate

52.2%

Increase in the number of serious cases from 2,109 in 2019 to 3,209 in 2020

Safety and Security

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

0.690

HDI for Zanzibar City

HDI Score

Zanzibar Development Vision 2015

94.13%

Proportion of literate adults aged 15 and above

Education: Literacy Rate

Selected Key Indicators from 2019/20 Household Budget Survey by District . Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract.

33%

Women age 15-49 who use mobile phone for financial transaction (national)

Internet Access

Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2020

65%

Women age 15-49 who own a mobile phone (national)

Internet Access

Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2020

61.8%

Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate: (2019/2020)

Education: Enrolment

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract

87.2%

Primary School Net Enrolment Rate (2019/2020)

Education: Enrolment

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract. Available:

91.9%

Net Enrolment Ratio in Primary Schools (children aged 7-13 years) 2012

Education: Enrolment

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract. Available:

90.4%

Basic Net Enrolment Rate (2019/2020)

Education: Enrolment

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Zanzibar Statistical Abstract. Available:

Primary Schools

Education: Facilities

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2020

Basic Services

Basic Services: Sanitation

Sanitation

Basic Services

Basic Services: Waste

Waste

Basic Services

Electricity

Housing

Housing: Access

Access to Housing

Spatial Development

Spatial Development: Maps

Urban Area Maps

Mobility

Transport: Median Travel Times

Average Travel Times

Transport

Transport: Modes

Modes of Transport

Basic Services

Water

95.6%

Percentage of population serviced

OCGS, House Hold Budget Survey, 2019/2020

Water

Collection Points

Mjini, Magharibi “A’ and Magharibi “B’ Municipalities, 2022

Basic Services: Waste

Transfer Point

Mjini, Magharibi “A’ and Magharibi “B’ Municipalities, 2022

Basic Services: Waste

Sanitary Landfill at Kibele

Mjini, Magharibi “A’ and Magharibi “B’ Municipalities, 2022

Basic Services: Waste

20.2 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to secondary school by public vehicle

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

47.8 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to primary school by public vehicle

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

22.6 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to primary school by private vehicle

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

32.9 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to primary school by motorcycle

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

2.3 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to primary school by bicycle

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

14.1 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to secondary school by foot

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

9.6 Minutes

Mean amount of time spent travelling to primary school by foot

Office of the Chief Government Statistician. 2020. Main Report: Zanzibar Household Budget Survey 2019/2020.

Transport: Median Travel Times

Bicycle

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Transport: Modes

Motorcycle

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Transport: Modes

25%

Auto passenger

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Transport: Modes

13%

Public transport

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Transport: Modes

45%

Walk

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Transport: Modes

Auto drive

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Transport: Modes

Maps Indicating Spatial Growth

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Spatial Development: Maps

Maps Highlighting Urban Areas

Zanzibar Plan, 2015

Spatial Development: Maps

Maps Indicating City Boundaries

National Spatial Development Strategy, 2015

Spatial Development: Maps

99.4%

Percentage of population serviced with toilet facility

OCGS, Household Budget Survey, 2019/2020

Basic Services: Sanitation

Proportion of residents living in “slums”

Department of Urban and Rural Planning, 2022

Housing: Access

Housing typologies include stone houses, apartment houses built by government after reevaluation, private permanent houses, government quarters, planned temporary houses and Informal housing structure

Muhajir, Diagnostic Report for Zanzibar Urban Policy, 2020

Housing: Access

84.1%

Percentage of population connected to electricity grid

OCGS, Household Budget Survey, 2019/2020

Electricity

Urban Development Challenges

Major Development Challenges

Key Strategic Documents

Zanzibar Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (ZSGRP) commonly known as MKUZA

Download this document

Zanzibar Development Vision 2050

Download this document

National Spatial Development Strategy,2015

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Diagrammatic Indicative Structure Plan for Zanzibar Municipality and Its Immediate Periphery and Urban Development Policy for Zanzibar (Zanzibar Plan) Town, 2015

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Zanzibar City

Zanzibar City

Leadership

Mahmoud Muhammed Mussa

Governance

The Zanzibar Local Government Authority Act, 2014. Section 10 (a, b & c)

The Local Government Authority Act, 2014 Section :18(2a)

The City Organisation Structure and Zanzibar City Strategic Plan, 2022

The Local Government Authority Act, 2014 Section :19(a-h)

Local Government Authority l Act 7/2014. Section: 18(2a)

Finances

$ 36,099,565

Zanzibar Annual Budget, 2022/2023. Volume 2.

Zanzibar Municipalities

OCGS, Zanzibar Statistical Abstract, 2022

Development Profile

Population Trends

Population Trends

Zanzibar-Age-Pyramid

Age Pyramid

Unemployment

Unemployment

Informal Economy

Informal Economy

Gini Coefficient

Gini Coefficient

Gini Coefficient Definition

UN-Habitat, 2016. Measurement of city prosperity: methodology and metadata.

Facilities

Facilities

Diseases: Most Prevalent Diagnoses

Most Prevalent Diagnoses

Diseases: Non-Communicable

Non-Communicable Diseases

Nutrition

Nutrition

Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy

Diseases: Major Infectious Diseases

Major Infectious Diseases

Education: Enrolment

Enrolment

Education: Facilities

Facilities

HDI Score

Human Development Index Score

Human Development Index Definition

Internet Access

Internet Access

Safety and Security

Crime Statistics

Education: Literacy Rate

Literacy Rate

Basic Services: Sanitation

Sanitation

Basic Services: Waste

Waste

Electricity

Electricity

Housing: Access

Access to Housing

Spatial Development: Maps

Urban Area Maps

Transport: Median Travel Times

Average Travel Times

Transport: Modes

Modes of Transport

Water

Water

Urban Development Challenges

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