Chake-Chake
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|The Chief Minister's Office of Zanzibar's Revolutionary Government in Chake-ChakeChake-Chake is the administrative and commercial capital of the Tanzanian island of Pemba. The town is located within the Chake Chake District. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. In addition to being the capital, Chake-Chake is also the seat of Pemba's court. Pemba's only airport is 7km south-east of Chake-Chake. In 2022, the population of the Chake-Chake metropolitan area was 136,298.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chake-Chake
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chake Chake, Pemba, Tanzania.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- A rainy day in Chake-Chake, Tanzania
- Settlement.image_map
- Pemba Chake-Chake city map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Chake-Chake
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Zone
- Settlement.leader_title3
- Lord Mayor
- Settlement.population_total
- 52047
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_density_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Tanzania
- Located in
- South Pemba Region
- Capital of
- Chake Chake District
- Image
- Chake Chake, Pemba, Tanzania.JPG
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thumb|right|200px|The Chief Minister's Office of Zanzibar's Revolutionary Government in Chake-ChakeChake-Chake is the administrative and commercial capital of the Tanzanian island of Pemba. The town is located within the Chake Chake District. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. In addition to being the capital, Chake-Chake is also the seat of Pemba's court. Pemba's only airport is 7km south-east of Chake-Chake. In 2022, the population of the Chake-Chake metropolitan area was 136,298.
==History== Chake-Chake was first occupied between 1500 and 1600. Today, it houses the Pemba Museum, preserving artifacts that reflect Pemba’s cultural heritage.