Map of Chake Chake, Tanzania

Chake Chake is the administrative centre of Pemba South, Tanzania, with a population of about 52,047. It lies at 5.2459°S, 39.7666°E. Chake Chake is about 457 km (284 mi) east of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wete, 22 km to the north.

Chake Chake at a glance

Where is Chake Chake?

• The 47th largest city in Tanzania by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 49 min on the shortest day to 12 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Chake Chake

• Wete — 22 km north
• Tanga — 77 km west
• Ukunda — 108 km north, Kenya
• Zanzibar — 120 km southwest
• Mombasa — 133 km north, Kenya
• Bagamoyo — 164 km southwest
• Lushoto — 172 km west
• Dar es Salaam — 184 km south
• Kibaha — 193 km southwest
• Chalinze — 220 km southwest

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Dar es Salaam — 5,383,728
• Mwanza — 1,104,521
• Dodoma — 765,179
• Zanzibar — 709,809
• Arusha — 617,631
• Mbeya — 541,603
• Morogoro — 471,409
• Kahama — 453,654
• Tanga — 393,429
• Geita — 318,006

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.