Chake Chake District

District of Pemba South Region, Tanzania
District in Pemba South Region, Tanzania
Chake Chake
District
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Dhows on the western shore of the district & Small office building in Chake-Chake town
Location in Pemba South
Location in Pemba South
Coordinates: 5°14′42.72″S 39°47′46.32″E / 5.2452000°S 39.7962000°E / -5.2452000; 39.7962000
Country Tanzania
RegionPemba South Region
Named forTown of Chake-Chake
CapitalChake-Chake
Area
 • Total219 km2 (85 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Pemba South
Population
 (2022)
 • Total136,298
 • Rank2nd in Pemba South
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
DemonymChakechaken
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeHadimu

Chake Chake District (Swahili: Wilaya ya Chake Chake) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba South Region in Tanzania.[1] The district covers an area of 219 km2 (85 sq mi).[2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of American Samoa.[3] The district has a water border to the east and west by the Indian Ocean. The district is bordered to the south by Mkoani District and the north by Wete District of Pemba North Region. The district seat (capital) is the town of Chake-Chake. According to the 2022 census, the district has a total population of 136,298.[4]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Chake Chake District was administratively divided into 31 wards.[5]

Wards

  1. Chachani
  2. Chanjaani
  3. Chonga
  4. Dodo
  5. Kibokoni
  6. Kichungwani
  7. Kilindi
  8. Kwale
  9. Madungu
  10. Matale
  1. Mbuzini
  2. Mfikiwa
  3. Mgelema
  4. Mgogoni
  5. Michungwani
  6. Mkoroshoni
  7. Msingini
  8. Mvumoni
  9. Ndagoni
  10. Ng'ambwa
  1. Pujini
  2. Shungi
  3. Tibirinzi
  4. Uwandani
  5. Vitongoji
  6. Wara
  7. Wawi
  8. Wesha
  9. Ziwani

References

  1. ^ "Chake Chake District".
  2. ^ "Chake Chake District Profile" (PDF). Government of Zanzibar. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ 199 km2 (77 sq mi) for Cook Islands at "Area size comparison". Nation master. 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2012 Population and Housing Census General Report" (PDF). Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ "Chake Chake District".
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Chake Chake District
Capital: Chake-Chake
Wards
  1. Chachani
  2. Chanjaani
  3. Chonga
  4. Dodo
  5. Kibokoni
  6. Kichungwani
  7. Kilindi
  8. Kwale
  9. Madungu
  10. Matale
  11. Mbuzini
  12. Mfikiwa
  13. Mgelema
  14. Mgogoni
  15. Michungwani
  16. Mkoroshoni
  17. Msingini
  18. Mvumoni
  19. Ndagoni
  20. Ng'ambwa
  21. Pujini
  22. Shungi
  23. Tibirinzi
  24. Uwandani
  25. Vitongoji
  26. Wara
  27. Wawi
  28. Wesha
  29. Ziwani
Native PeoplesRivers and Lakes
  • Lake Mkomani
  • Changedi River
Major Cities and Towns
  • Gombani
  • Vitongoji
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Capital: Mkoani
Districts
Native Peoples
Islands
  • Mtangani Island
  • Kiweni Island
  • Yombi Island
  • Panza Island
  • Matumbini Island
  • Matumbi Makubwa Island
  • Makoongwe Island
  • Misali Island
  • Mwangi Island
Major Cities and Towns
  • Mkanjuni
  • Gombani
  • Chake Chake
National Landmarks
Chake Chake Bay


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