Chwaka
Chwaka is a town on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It lies on the island's east coast, directly east of the capital, Zanzibar City, along the coast of Chwaka Bay, near the boundary of Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.- Type: Town
- Description: town on Unguja in Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Also known as: “Chakwa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uroa and Pingwe.
Uroa
Village
Pingwe
Village
Pingwe is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, which is part of Zanzibar. Pingwe is situated 9 km east of Chwaka.
Chwaka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Chwaka, Kati, Zanzibar Central/South, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-6.16521° or 6° 9′ 55″ south
Longitude
39.43513° or 39° 26′ 7″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
6G5XRCMP+W3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Chwaka” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Chwaka”
- French: “Chwaka”
- Hebrew: “צ’וואקה”
- Irish: “Chwaka”
- Italian: “Chwaka”
- Russian: “Чвака”
- Swahili: “Chwaka”
- Ukrainian: “Чвака”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Charawe and Michamvi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: mango tree and Chwaka hospital.
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