Chake-Chake is a town located on the
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
n 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,
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
Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in grc, Μενουθιάς, Menuthias – as mentioned in The ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'') is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanza ...
island. The average temperature in
Chake Chake is . The average annual rainfall is .
See also
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Historic Swahili Settlements
References
Swahili people
Swahili city-states
Swahili culture
Cities in Zanzibar
Pemba Island
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