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 | |
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Town | |
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| Country |  Tanzania |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• Total | 52,047 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
Climate
editChake-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] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Statistical Abstract 2011, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
- ^ McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (2013). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 343. ISBN 9781841624587.
- ^ "Chake Chake". Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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