Pwana
in Chake Chake District of Pemba South Region, Tanzania
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Pemba Airport (3 mi) - Tanga Airport (49 mi)
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Ukunda Airstrip (67 mi) - Zanzibar Airport (77 mi)
- Mombasa Moi International Airport (85 mi)
- Bamburi Airport (88 mi)
- Lushoto Airport (106 mi)
- Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (119 mi)
- Stone Town of Zanzibar (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Fort Jesus, Mombasa (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -5.250 and 39.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -5° 15' 0" and E 39° 46' 0"
- 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: 07:00 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 6:16 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 Pwana
Pwana in Chake Chake District (Pemba South Region) is a town located in Tanzania about 284 mi (or 457 km) east of Dodoma, the country's capital place.
Time in Pwana is now 07:00 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Dar es Salaam with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Pwana, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Tanzania is Pemba Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Tanzania is Stone Town of Zanzibar in a distance of 57 mi (or 91 km), South-West.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chake Chake, Wete, Tanga, Mkokotoni and Koani. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
30°C (87 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Pemba Isola Verde
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Gombani Pemba OCTOBER 2014
African timelaps.mov
CHDK time lapse with Canon s95. Kenia, Tanzania and Zanzibar island.
A Beginning in Pemba
A short video documentary outlining Community Forests International's grassroots tree-planting movement in Pemba, Tanzania. Come see community-based development at its finest.
Ferry to Pemba Izzie's photos around Chake Chake, Pemba Island, Tanzania (zanzibar archipelago)
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MKOANI SOUTH PEMBA PORT LOADING TO AZAM SEALINK1
MKOANI SOUTH PEMBA PORT-ZANZIBAR FORGOTTEN ISLAND.
Catamaran Julia
the catamaran Julia takes you to the best sailing and diving spots in zanzibar and pemba.
Ras Nungwi, Zanzibar, holidays and honeymoons, video of Ras Nungwi with Africa Odyssey
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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.
Pemba Island
Pemba Island, known as "The Green Island" in Arabic (الجزيرة الخضراء), is an island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago, lying off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is situated about 50 kilometres to the north of the Unguja (the island proper of Zanzibar). In 1964 Zanzibar was united with the former colony of Tanganyika to form Tanzania. It lies 50 kilometres east of mainland Tanzania, across the Pemba Channel.
Chake-Chake
Chake-Chake is a city located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. It is in the centre of a deep indentation in the west coast called Chake-Chake Bay. Chake-Chake is the capital of Pemba Central region. Pemba's only airport is 7 km south-east of Chake-Chake. The Mkama Ndume ruins are close to the airport in Pujini village.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Pwana.