Chalinze (''Wilaya ya Chalinze'' in Swahili) is one of nine administrative districts of

Pwani Region Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Mor ...

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. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of

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. Chalinze District is bordered to the northeast by

Pangani District Pangani District (Swahili language: ''Wilaya ya Pangani'') is one of the eight districts and one of 11 administrative councils in Tanga Region in north eastern Tanzania. As of the 2012 census, the population was Pangani district was 54,025, makin ...

, the north by

Handeni District Handeni District is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District and the Handeni Urban District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by t ...

and in

Kilindi District Kilindi is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the east by the Handeni District and Handeni Town Council, to the south west by the Kiteto District and north west ...

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. The district is bordered to the east by the

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. Chalinze is also borders

Bagamoyo District Bagamoyo is one of the six districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the west by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Indian Ocean and to the south by the Kibaha District. The district c ...

Kibaha Urban District Kibaha is a city, with a population of 128,488 (2012 census), located in eastern Tanzania. It is the capital of Pwani Region. It is located in Kibaha District Kibaha is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The name ...

and to the South by

Kibaha District Kibaha is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The name means '"it is here" in Zaramo. The District covers an area of . Kibaha District is bordered to the northeast by Kibaha Urban District and the north by Chalinze D ...

. On the western part, the district is borderd by

Mvomero District Mvomero is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the northeast by the Pwani Region, to the east and southeast by Morogoro Rural District and Morogoro Urban District and ...

and

Morogoro Rural District Morogoro Rural District ( sw, Wilaya ya Morogoro Vijijini) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Morogoro Rural District covers . It is bordered to the north and east by the Pwani Region, to the south by Kilombero Distric ...

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. The district seat (capital) is the town and ward of Bwilingu. The district is named after the town of Chalinze it'self. The district is home to Tanzania's 5th President

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, who was born and raised in

Msoga Msoga is a village in the Coast Region, Chalinze District in Tanzania. It is located few kilometers north of Chalinze on the Dar es Salaam - Arusha road. This village is the domicile of the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, ...

, Chalinze District. He was also a member of parliament of the district during his political career. The district was created from Bagamoyo District in July 2016. According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 214,080.

Geography

Climate

Chalinze's climate falls under subtype "Aw" of the

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. (Climate of a

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). Chalinze's yearly average temperature is 78.4°F (25.8°C). The average temperature for the warmest month is 82.0°F (27.8°C) in February. July has the lowest average temperature of any month, at 74.3°F (23.5°C). Chalinze experiences 37.5" of precipitation on average per year (952.5 mm). With an average rainfall of 8.0" (203.2 mm), April is the month with the most precipitation. July has an average of 0.6" of precipitation, making it the month with the least amount (15.2 mm). The average number of days with precipitation is 108.0, with 16.3 days in April recording the highest total and June recording the lowest total.

History

The area that is now Chalinze District has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years by

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peoples. The area is the ancestral home to three

people groups, namely the Kwere,

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and the Zigua. The

Zaramo The Zaramo people, also referred to as Dzalamo or Saramo, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the central coast of Tanzania, particularly Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Region. They are the largest ethnic group in and around Dar es Salaam, the for ...

are native to the southern portion of the district.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2016, Chalinze District was administratively divided into 16

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Wards

# Bwilingu # Kerege # Kibindu # Kimange # Kiwangwa # Lugoba #

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# Msoga # Pera # Talawanda # Ubenazomozi # Vigwaza

Education & Health

As of 2022, there were 142 Schools in Chalinze District, 112 of are primary schools and 30 are secondary schools. In Terms of Healthcare facilities, as of 2022 Chalinze district is home to 5 health centers and 39 clinics.

References

Districts of Pwani Region {{PwaniTZ-geo-stub