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

Coordinates: 5°14′42.72″S 39°47′46.32″E﻿ / ﻿5.2452000°S 39.7962000°E﻿ / -5.2452000; 39.7962000
Country|  Tanzania
Region| Pemba South Region
Named after| Town of Chake-Chake
Capital| Chake-Chake
Area

• Total

| 219 km2 (85 sq mi)
• Rank| 2nd in Pemba South
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 136,298
• Rank| 2nd in Pemba South
• Density| 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym| Chakechaken
Ethnic groups

• Settler| Swahili
• Native| Hadimu

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

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

### Wards

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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

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## References

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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 Peoples|

* Hadimu

Rivers and Lakes|

* Lake Mkomani
* Changedi River

Major Cities and Towns|

* Gombani
* Vitongoji

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Pemba South Region

Capital: Mkoani

Districts|

* Mkoani District
* Chake Chake District

Native Peoples|

* Hadimu

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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