Chake Chake
Town
Country Tanzania
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total52,047
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.tanzania.go.tz
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.

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.

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.

Climate data for Chake Chake
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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[4]
Map of Mkama-Ndume ruins at Pujini, close to Chake-Chake

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
  2. ^ Statistical Abstract 2011, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics
  3. ^ McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (2013). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 343. ISBN 9781841624587.
  4. ^ "Chake Chake". Retrieved July 26, 2017.

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