Chalinze District Council () is one of nine administrative districts of

Pwani Region Pwani Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The Swahili word means 'coast'. With the town of Kibaha serving as the capital, the region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Morogoro Region to the west, Lindi Region to the ...

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. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of

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. Chalinze District is bordered to the northeast by Pangani District, the north by

Handeni District Handeni District is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District and the Handeni Urban District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by t ...

and in

Kilindi District Kilindi is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the east by the Handeni District and Handeni Town Council, to the south west by the Kiteto District and north west ...

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. The district is bordered to the east by the

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. Chalinze is also borders

Bagamoyo District Bagamoyo District (''Wilaya ya Bagamoyo'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of eight administrative Districts of Tanzania, districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is surrounded by the Chalinze Di ...

, Kibaha Urban District and to the South by

Kibaha District Kibaha is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The name means in Zaramo language, Zaramo. The district covers an area of . Kibaha is bordered to the northeast by Kibaha Urban District and the north by Chalinze Distric ...

. On the western part, the district is bordered by Mvomero District and Morogoro Rural District of

Morogoro Region Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. It covers an area of . and is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Ireland. M ...

. The district seat (capital) is the town and ward of Bwilingu. The district is named after the town of Chalinze itself. The district is home to Tanzania's 5th President,

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, who was born and raised in Msoga, Chalinze District. He was also a member of parliament of the district during his political career. The district was created from Bagamoyo District in July 2016. In addition, the district is home to the southern portion of

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, which is the only terrestrial national park in the country next to the ocean. According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 214,080. by 2022, the population had grown to 316,759.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2016, Chalinze District was administratively divided into 16 wards.

Wards

# Bwilingu # Kerege # Kibindu # Kimange # Kiwangwa # Lugoba #

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# Mbwewe # Miono # Mkange #

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# Msoga #

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# Talawanda # Ubenazomozi # Vigwaza

Geography

Climate

Chalinze's climate falls under subtype "Aw" of the

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. (Climate of a

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). Chalinze's yearly average temperature is . The average temperature for the warmest month is in February. July has the lowest average temperature of any month, at . Chalinze experiences 37.5" of precipitation on average per year (952.5 mm). With an average rainfall of , April is the month with the most precipitation. July has an average of 0.6" of precipitation, making it the month with the least amount (15.2 mm). The average number of days with precipitation is 108.0, with 16.3 days in April recording the highest total and June recording the lowest total.

History

The area that is now Chalinze District has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years by Bantu peoples. The area is the ancestral home to three Bantu people groups, namely the Kwere, Doe people and the Zigua. The

Zaramo The Zaramo people, also referred to as Dzalamo or Saramo (''Wazaramo'', in Swahili language, Swahili), are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group native to the central eastern coast of Tanzania, particularly the Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Regio ...

are native to the southern portion of the district.

Education & Health

As of 2022, there were 142 Schools in Chalinze District, 112 of are primary schools and 30 are secondary schools. In Terms of Healthcare facilities, as of 2022 Chalinze district is home to 5 health centers and 39 clinics.

References

{{Pwani Districts of Pwani Region