Chwaka
in Micheweni of Pemba North Region, Tanzania
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Pemba Airport (21 mi) -
Ukunda Airstrip (48 mi) - Tanga Airport (50 mi)
- Mombasa Moi International Airport (65 mi)
- Bamburi Airport (67 mi)
- Zanzibar Airport (96 mi)
- Lushoto Airport (102 mi)
- Malindi Airport (121 mi)
- Fort Jesus, Mombasa (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Stone Town of Zanzibar (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -4.950 and 39.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -4° 56' 59" and E 39° 46' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - TZS
- Spoken languages:
- Swahili, English, Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:13 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 6:18 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.819 and -140.068 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Anaho - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Tanzania.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Tanzania. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Chwaka
Chwaka in Micheweni (Pemba North Region) is a town located in Tanzania about 291 mi (or 468 km) east of Dodoma, the country's capital place.
Time in Chwaka is now 04:13 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Dar es Salaam with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Chwaka, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Tanzania is Pemba Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Fort Jesus, Mombasa in Kenya at a distance of 70 mi (or 113 km). The closest in Tanzania is Stone Town of Zanzibar in a distance of 74 mi (or 113 km), North. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wete, Chake Chake, Tanga, Kwale and Mombasa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
KIGOMASHA ECO BEACH RESORT
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Spinner Dolphin acrobatics off the east coast of Africa near Pemba (Tanzania)
A pod of Spinner dolphins near Pemba Island off the east coast of Africa.
Underwater room at The Manta Resort
Underwater bedroom at The Manta Resort on Pemba Island, Near Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Pemba Island - Zanzibar The Amazing Low tide
I know everyone hates low tide cause simply they will not be able to swim in Zanzibar and Pemba Island , but Guess what !! just walk and look around and you will find lots of Amazing stuff...
Pemba Trip
Pemba Trip.
Pemba
Flight from zanzibar.
بمبا الجزيرة الخضراء
بمبا الجزيرة الخضراء افتتاح مسجد.
Archicad classical villa
Archicad+classic+villa.
Paradise island - a sandbank in the Indian Ocean, Tanzania
A Ngalawa, a traditional Tanzanian sailboat, took us from the northern tip of Pemba, heading northbound in the Zanzibar archipelago and stopped at a small ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jiso
Jiso is a village on the Zanzibari island of Pemba. It is located in the far north of the island, 12 kilometres north of Wete.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Chwaka.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chuaka, Chwaka
