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Ukerewe is the fifth-largest lake island in the world. With an area of 530 km2 (200 sq mi), it is also the largest island in Lake Victoria and the largest lake island in Africa.[2]

Ukerewe
Ukerewe detached from coast in the southeastern region of Lake Victoria
Ukerewe
Geography
LocationLake Victoria
Coordinates02°01′57″S 33°00′27″E
Area530 km2 (200 sq mi)
Administration
Tanzania
Mwanza Region
Ukerewe District
Largest settlementNansio
Demographics
Population345,147[1]
Pop. density283.02/km2 (733.02/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsKerewe

Ukerewe Island is located in the Ukerewe District of Mwanza Region in the great lakes area of Tanzania, 45 km (28 mi) north of the city of Mwanza to which it is linked by ferry.[3] A ferry crossing of 3.8 km (2.4 mi) links the island to a dirt road on the eastern lake shore, which runs to Kibara and the city of Musoma in Mara Region. The shoreline of Ukerewe Island is carved into numerous bays and it is surrounded by at least a dozen smaller islands. Its largest community is the town of Nansio.

Ukerewe island is known for having a large population of Africans with albinism. Many of the first of them to live there were taken to and abandoned on the island by their families as children. Despite comprising an exceptionally high percentage of the island's population, they are still, as throughout Tanzania, an oppressed minority on the island, though it appears to have avoided the killings of albinos, who are "harvested" for black magic rituals, that regularly occurs in Tanzania.[4]




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References


  1. "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). United Republic of Tanzania. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. World Atlas website: Islands of the World: Largest Lake Islands. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
  3. Mwanza Guide: Ukerewe.
  4. Howden, Daniel (2008-12-08). "Albinos slaughtered for body parts by black magic witchdoctors". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  5. Music Life: Giving voice to the voiceless with Ian Brennan, Alex Magaga, Van-Anh Vo and Gilbert Uwitonze on BBC World Service, Sunday 18 July 2021
  6. "BBC World Service - Music Life, Giving voice to the voiceless with Ian Brennan, Alex Magaga, Van-Anh Vo and Gilbert Uwitonze".
  7. "Feared, ostracised and murdered: How music saved the Tanzania Albinism Collective". TheGuardian.com. 13 August 2017.
  8. "Tanzania Albinism Collective". 5 May 1978.



На других языках

[de] Ukerewe

Ukerewe (Swahili; Kerewe-Sprache: Bukerebe) ist eine Insel am Südufer des ostafrikanischen Victoriasees nahe der Stadt Mwanza und gehört zu Tansania. Die mit 496 Quadratkilometer[1] (530 Quadratkilometer)[2] größte Binneninsel Afrikas ist die Hauptinsel des 640 Quadratkilometer Landfläche großen Ukerewe Distrikts, einem der acht Distrikte der Region Mwanza, zu dem auch die nördlich gelegene Insel Ukara und kleinere Nachbarinseln gehören. Beim Zensus 2002 betrug die Einwohnerzahl im Distrikt 261.944.[3]
- [en] Ukerewe Island

[fr] Île Oukéréoué

L’île Oukéréoué ou Ukerewe est la plus grande île du lac Victoria, et la plus grande île lacustre d'Afrique, avec une superficie d'environ 530 km². Ses côtes sont très découpées. Elle fait partie du district d'Ukerewe, dans la région de Mwanza, en Tanzanie. L'île se trouve à 45 kilomètres au nord de Mwanza, la deuxième ville du pays, à laquelle elle est reliée par ferry ; elle ne se trouve qu'à 3,8 kilomètres de la rive est du lac, dont elle est séparée par le détroit de Rugezi. L'île d'environ 200 000 habitants sert de refuge aux albinos, victimes de violences et de meurtres dans les pays voisin[1].

[it] Isola Ukerewe

L'Isola di Ukerewe è la quinta isola lacustre più grande del mondo. Con i suoi 530 km2 di superficie è la più grande isola presente nel Lago Vittoria, nonché la più grande isola lacustre dell'intera Africa. Ukerewe si trova nel Distretto di Ukerewe in Tanzania, 45 km a nord della città di Mwanza, a cui è collegata da un traghetto. La costa dell'isola è frastagliata e presenta numerose baie e circa una dozzina di isolotti. Il centro abitato più grande dell'isola è la comunità di Nansio.

[ru] Укереве (остров)

Укере́ве (суахили Bukerebe) — остров в Танзании. Самый большой остров на озере Виктория и крупнейший из внутриматериковых островов Африки с площадью около 530 км².


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