Uroa
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Uroa is a small coastal village on central eastern Unguja
(Zanzibar Island), in Tanzania
. It is located in Uroa Bay, near to Kiwengwa
. Villagers mostly live on fishing
and seaweed farming
; tourism
is also developing in the area, although to a lesser extent than on the south-eastern coast around Jambiani
.
Unguja
Unguja as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is the largest and most populated island of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.-Geography:...
(Zanzibar Island), in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It is located in Uroa Bay, near to Kiwengwa
Kiwengwa
Kiwengwa is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located on the northeast coast between the villages of Pongwe and Pwani Mchangani. It is also connected by road to Kinyasini, which lies eight kilometres to the west.-References:...
. Villagers mostly live on fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and seaweed farming
Seaweed farming
Seaweed farming is the practice of cultivating and harvesting seaweed. In its most simple form, it consists of the management of naturally found batches...
; tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
is also developing in the area, although to a lesser extent than on the south-eastern coast around Jambiani
Jambiani
Jambiani is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located on the southeast coast between Paje and Makunduchi.-References:*Finke, J. The Rough Guide to Zanzibar . New York: Rough Guides....
.