Coordinates: 5°14′42.72″S 39°47′46.32″E / 5.2452000°S 39.7962000°E / -5.2452000; 39.7962000

Chake Chake District

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Chake Chake
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Dhows on the western shore of the district & Small office building in Chake-Chake town
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Location in Pemba South
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CountryFile:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
RegionPemba South Region
Named afterTown of Chake-Chake
CapitalChake-Chake
Area
 • Total
219 km2 (85 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Pemba South
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
136,298
 • Rank2nd in Pemba South
 • Density622/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
DemonymChakechaken
Ethnic groups
 • SettlerSwahili
 • NativeHadimu

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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