8/12/2023 0 Comments Tanzania pemba island manta resort![]() There are two rain seasons, with most rainfall coming between April and May and smaller rain season coming between November and December. The monthly average temperatures are usually between 24 and 27.4 ☌ (75 ☏ and 81 ☏). The average temperature in Chake Chake is 25.5 ☌ (78 ☏). This climate is classified as "Aw" by the Köppen-Geiger system. Pemba has a tropical climate, yet somewhat milder than Tanzania's mainland and milder than in Unguja island. Pemba has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Pemba green pigeons, Pemba scops owls, Pemba white-eyes and Pemba sunbirds. Yombi - is a small islet east of Panza island.Vikunguni - is a small islet close to the north-west group of islands.Its topography is coral on the Panza side and deep soil on the Mtondooni part. Panza - is the southernmost island in Pemba and in fact is a series of islets but a bridge connects the two main parts of Mtondooni and Panza proper.Mwangi - is a small islet close to Mtambwe on the main island of Pemba.Misali - has a rich coral reef, and has been declared a marine reserve.Matumbini - is an islet with dense mangrove forest and popular among fishermen due to the presence of rich coral reef.Makoongwe is inhabited and people do farming and fishing. It has characteristics similar to the opposite area on the island of Pemba with deep soils and hilly terrain. Makoongwe - is few kilometers from Mkoani.Kwata - the island was the site of the first major outbreak of cholera in 1978 when travelers were temporarily quarantined at this island before being allowed into Pemba.It is home to some skilled artisanal fishermen in East Africa who seasonally travel to most parts of the coast in search of schools of fish to catch. Kojani - is the only inhabited island on the western side of Pemba island.On its southernmost tip it has a very fine beach and some prospective investors were building a hotel in the late 1990s. Kiweni (Shamiani) - located on the south west part of Pemba, it is an uninhabited islet used mainly for farming and livestock grazing.Uvinje - is used for farming and located at the southern mouth of Wete port.Funzi - lies east of Kokota and south of Uvinje island.Kokota - is located at the southern mouth of Wete port.Kashani - is on the same reef as Fundo but on the southernmost tip close to Ras Mkumbuu.It is mainly used for agricultural purposes. Njao - is the northernmost islet on the Fundo group.The other islets there include Njao, Kashani, Kokota, Funzi, and Uvinje. It is the only inhabited island among the group of islets forming the north-west reef of Pemba. Fundo - is located few miles from Wete. ![]() Pemba is home to several dive sites, with steep drop-offs, untouched coral, and very abundant marine life. Pemba is, with the exception of a strip of land along its eastern coast, a very fertile place: besides clove trees, the locals grow mainly rice, coconut, bananas, cassava, and red beans (called maharagwe in the Swahili language). The centrally located Chake-Chake is perched on a mound with a view to the west on a bay and the tiny Misali Island, where the tides determine when a dhow can enter the local harbour. The most important towns in Pemba are Chake-Chake (the capital), Mkoani, and Wete, which is the largest city. A significant portion of the population also identifies as Shirazi people. The population is a mix of Arab and original Waswahili inhabitants of the island. There is a quite large Arab community on the island, who immigrated from Oman. In previous years, the island was seldom visited due to inaccessibility and a reputation for political violence, with the notable exception of those drawn by its reputation as a center for traditional medicine and witchcraft. There is also large scale farming of cash crops such as cloves. Most of the island, which is hillier and more fertile than Unguja, is dominated by small scale farming. Together with Mafia Island (south of Unguja), these islands form the Spice Islands (not to be confused with the Maluku Islands of Indonesia). It lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of mainland Tanzania, across the Pemba Channel. In 1964, Zanzibar was united with the former colony of Tanganyika to form Tanzania. With a land area of 988 square kilometres (381 sq mi) it is situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the north of Unguja, the largest island of the archipelago. The main islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago: Unguja (left) and Pemba (right)
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