Anjouan
Anjouan
Nzwani Île Autonome d'Anjouan Ndzuwani جزيرة أنزون المتمتعة بالحكم الذاتي | |
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Autonomous island | |
| Autonomous Island of Anjouan | |
Anjouan is the easternmost island of the Comoros islands | |
Anjouan in the Comoros | |
| Coordinates: 12°12′54″S 44°25′30″E / 12.21500°S 44.42500°E | |
| Country | Comoros |
| Capital | Mutsamudu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous Island within a presidential republic |
| • Governor | Zaidou Youssouf |
| Area | |
• Total | 424 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,595 m (5,233 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 360,409 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (EAT) |
Anjouan ([ɑ̃.ʒu.ɑ̃]) is an autonomous volcanic island in the Comoro Islands in the southwestern Indian Ocean, part of the Union of the Comoros. It is known in Shikomori as Ndzuani, Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and, until the early twentieth century when the name fell out of general use (although still sometimes used by English-speakers in Zanzibar), in English as Johanna. Historically it was also called Hinzuan or Hanzoan.
Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, as of 2006, its population is around 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 square kilometres (163 square miles).