Chake-Chake

Chake-Chake

Chake-Chake

Town and capital of Pemba South Region in Tanzania

Chake-Chake is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba and capital of Chake Chake District. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. Chake-Chake is historically the capital of Pemba Island,[2] and the seat of Pemba's court. Pemba's only airport is 7 km south-east of Chake-Chake. The Mkama Ndume ruins are close to the airport in Pujini village.

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A rainy day in central Chake-Chake
The Chief Minister's Office of Zanzibar's Revolutionary Government in Chake-Chake
Umoja Children's Park on the outskirts of Chake Chake
The city map of Chake-Chake in Pemba.

Climate

Chake Chake has a tropical climate, yet milder than Tanzania's mainland or Unguja island. The average temperature in Chake Chake is 25.5 °C or 77.9 °F. The average annual rainfall is 1,364 millimetres or 54 inches.

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Map of Mkama-Ndume ruins at Pujini, close to Chake-Chake

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  2. [2]
    McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (2013). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 343. ISBN 9781841624587.
  3. [3]
    "Chake Chake". Retrieved July 26, 2017.

5°14′45″S 39°46′0″E


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