Chake-Chake

Chake-Chake
Town
Map
Country Tanzania
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • 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.

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