Chake-Chake

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Chake-Chake
Town
Chake Chake, Pemba, Tanzania.JPG
A rainy day in Chake-Chake, Tanzania
Pemba Chake-Chake city map.png
Map of Chake-Chake
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Population
 (2022 census) [1]
 • Total
52,047
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website www.tanzania.go.tz
The Chief Minister's Office of Zanzibar's Revolutionary Government in Chake-Chake Chief Minister's Office, Chake Chake, Pemba Island, Tanzania.jpg
The Chief Minister's Office of Zanzibar's Revolutionary Government in Chake-Chake

Chake-Chake is the adminastrative and commercial capital of the Tanzanian island of Pemba. The town is located within the Chake Chake District. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. In addition to being the capital, [2] Chake-Chake is also the seat of Pemba's court. Pemba's only airport is 7km south-east of Chake-Chake. In 2022, the population of the Chake-Chake metropolitan area was 136,298. [3]

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History

Chake-Chake was first occupied between 1500 and 1600. [4] Today, it houses the Pemba Museum, preserving artifacts that reflect Pemba’s cultural heritage. [5]

Demographics

The Chake-Chake metropolitan area had a population of 97,249 according to the 2012 census. [6]

Politics

The January 1961 election saw the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) win a plurality of 1,538 votes against the Zanzibar Nationalist Party's (ZNP) 1,537 votes and the Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party's (ZPPP) 819 votes. [7] The ZNP won a majority in the June 1961 [8] and 1963 elections. [9]

Infrastructure

By 2022, there were 29,938 buildings in the area with 26,874 being single storey, 2,723 under construction, and 341 being multi-storey. 27,190 of these buildings were residential, 847 were residential and commercial, and 1,901 were non-residential. [10]

Economy

Umoja Children's Park on the outskirts of Chake-Chake Derelict amusement park in Pemba, Tanzania.JPG
Umoja Children's Park on the outskirts of Chake-Chake

Tourism is growing steadily, with Chake-Chake serving as a gateway to Misali Island, famous for coral reefs and diverse marine life that attract snorkelers and divers. The nearby Ngezi Forest Reserve offers hiking through dense forest habitat home to endemic species like the Pemba flying fox, underscoring the ecological importance of the area. [11]

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. [12]

Climate data for Chake-Chake
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.9
(87.6)		31.6
(88.9)		31.9
(89.4)		30.1
(86.2)		28.9
(84.0)		28.5
(83.3)		27.8
(82.0)		28.1
(82.6)		28.8
(83.8)		29.7
(85.5)		30.2
(86.4)		30.8
(87.4)		29.8
(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.8
(80.2)		27.1
(80.8)		27.4
(81.3)		26.3
(79.3)		25.3
(77.5)		24.6
(76.3)		23.7
(74.7)		23.7
(74.7)		24.1
(75.4)		25.0
(77.0)		25.9
(78.6)		26.6
(79.9)		25.5
(77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.8
(73.0)		22.7
(72.9)		22.9
(73.2)		22.6
(72.7)		21.8
(71.2)		20.7
(69.3)		19.7
(67.5)		19.3
(66.7)		19.5
(67.1)		20.3
(68.5)		21.6
(70.9)		22.5
(72.5)		21.4
(70.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)86
(3.4)		71
(2.8)		134
(5.3)		304
(12.0)		291
(11.5)		74
(2.9)		42
(1.7)		27
(1.1)		21
(0.8)		54
(2.1)		129
(5.1)		131
(5.2)		1,364
(53.9)
Source: Climate-Data.ORG [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tanzania: Regions and Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ↑ McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (2013). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 343. ISBN   9781841624587.
  3. ↑ "Administrative Region Population Report" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Kusimba & Kusimba 2003, p. 122.
  5. ↑ "Pemba Museum". Zanmuseum. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Census 2012, p. 243.
  7. ↑ Lofchie 1965, p. 200.
  8. ↑ Lofchie 1965, p. 202.
  9. ↑ Lofchie 1965, p. 218.
  10. ↑ Tanzania Building Census 2022, p. 248.
  11. ↑ "Pembe". Islands of Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Chake Chake". Climate Data. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

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