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  Chato Location of Chato  Chato Chato (Africa)  Chato Chato (Earth) | |
| Coordinates: 02°38′16″S031°46′01″E / 2.63778°S 31.76694°E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Geita |
| District | Chato |
| Population (2016) [1] | |
| • Total | 27,776 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT) |
| UFI | -2561820 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | Regional website |
Chato [2] is a town in Geita Region of northwestern Tanzania, and a port on the southern end of Lake Victoria. [3] It is the administrative centre for Chato District. [4]
Chato was originally within the Biharamulo District of the Kagera Region. In 2005 Chato District, with the town of Chato, became a separate district. In 2012, Chato District, was made part of the Geita Region. [4] [5]
Former President John Magufuli (2015-2021) was born in Chato on 29 October 1959, [6] and was buried there in March 2021. [7]
Fishing and fish processing are the major economic activities in Chato, [8] formerly followed by the ginning of cotton which ceased in 1998. [5] The Tanzanian government had plans to expand the port, and undertook to build a Chato airport [5] and a new rail line to connect Chato with the country's standard gauge railway system. [9] [10] However, Chato is not a major Tanzanian port on the lake, and the ports of Mwanza South, Kemondo Bay and Musoma already have rail links. [11]
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