Sanje ya Kati Island

Sanje ya Kati Island
Native name: Kisiwa cha Sanje ya Kati (Swahili)
Sanje ya Kati Island
Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	9°3′14″S 39°32′1″E / 9.05389°S 39.53361°E / -9.05389; 39.53361
Total islands	1
Major islands	1
Highest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Administration
Tanzania
Region	Lindi Region
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Machinga

Sanje ya Kati Island or Kati Island is an island located in Pande Mikoma ward in Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. The island is home to a medieval Swahili ruin of Sanje ya Kati. The island has an average elevation of 14 m (46 ft).^[1] The Island is the ancestral home of the Machinga people.^[2]

References

Kilwa District
Capital: Kilwa Masoko
Wards	Chumo Kandawale Kinjumbi Kikole Kipatimu Kiranjeranje Kilwa Kivinje Lihimalyao Likawage Mandawa Kilwa Masoko Miguruwe Mingumbi Miteja Mitole Nanjirinji Njinjo Pande Mikoma Songosongo Tingi Kibata
Native Peoples	Matumbi Mwera Machinga
National Heritage Sites	Songo Mnara Great Mosque of Kilwa
Islands	Songosongo Islands Kilwa Kisiwani Songo Mnara Island Sanje ya Kati Island Watiro Island
Rivers and Lakes	Mbwemkuru River Mavuji River Lukuliro River Matandu River
Major Cities and Towns	Kivinje Kilwa Masoko
Kilwa Landmarks	Kilwa Kisiwani Nan'goma Cave Matumbi Highlands

Lindi Region
Capital: Lindi
Districts	Kilwa District Lindi District Lindi Municipal District Liwale District Nachingwea District Ruangwa District
Native Peoples	Matumbi Mwera Machinga Ngindo Makonde
National Historic Sites	Tendaguru Formation Lindi Town
Islands	Songosongo Islands Kilwa Kisiwani Songo Mnara Island Sanje ya Kati Island
Rivers and Lakes	Mbwemkuru River Mavuji River Lukuliro River Matandu River Lukuledi River Lake Maliwe Lake Mkoe Lake Lutamba
Major Cities and Towns	Lindi Kilwa Masoko Liwale
National Parks and Reserves	Selous Game Reserve Nyerere National Park
National Landmarks	Kilwa Kisiwani Nan'goma Cave Matumbi Highlands Kongowele
World Heritage Sites	Songo Mnara Great Mosque of Kilwa Sanje ya Kati Kilwa Kisiwani Selous Game Reserve
National Monuments	Husni Kubwa Great Mosque of Kilwa

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