Watiro Island (Kisiwa cha Watiro, in Swahili) is an island located in Kilwa Masoko ward of Kilwa District in Lindi Region, Tanzania. The island is just south of Kilwa Kisiwani.[1][2][3]

Watiro Island
Watiro Island is located in Tanzania
Watiro Island
Watiro Island
Geography
LocationSea of Zanj
Coordinates9°00′08″S 39°32′35″E / 9.00222°S 39.54306°E / -9.00222; 39.54306
Length0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Administration
RegionLindi Region
DistrictKilwa District
WardKilwa Masoko
Demographics
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsMatumbi

References edit

  1. ^ Pollard, Edward (September 22, 2011). "Safeguarding Swahili trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: a unique navigational complex in south-east Tanzania". World Archaeology. 43 (3): 458–477. doi:10.1080/00438243.2011.608287. S2CID 161668324 – via CrossRef.
  2. ^ "Watiro Island". geoview.info.
  3. ^ Pollard, Edward (March 1, 2016). "Interpreting Medieval to Post-Medieval Seafaring in South East Tanzania Using 18th- to 20th-Century Charts and Sailing Directions". Les Cahiers d'Afrique de l'Est / The East African Review (51): 99–125. doi:10.4000/eastafrica.332. S2CID 199952795 – via journals.openedition.org.