Chake Chake District

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]

Chake Chake
District
From top to bottom: 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
Country	Tanzania
Region	Pemba South Region
Named for	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

Administrative subdivisions

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

Wards

Chachani Chanjaani Chonga Dodo Kibokoni Kichungwani Kilindi Kwale Madungu Matale

Mbuzini Mfikiwa Mgelema Mgogoni Michungwani Mkoroshoni Msingini Mvumoni Ndagoni Ng'ambwa

Pujini Shungi Tibirinzi Uwandani Vitongoji Wara Wawi Wesha Ziwani

References

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".