Chake Chake | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Zone |
Leader Title3: | Lord Mayor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 52047 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
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,[3] 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.
Chake Chake has a tropical climate, yet milder than Tanzania's mainland or Unguja island. The average temperature in Chake Chake is 25.51NaN1. The average annual rainfall is 13640NaN0.