CHANIKA

Tanga · TANZANIA (TZ) · 5.42°S / 38.02°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 160,592

Chanika is a city in Tanzania with a population of 30,905. It sits at -5.42/38.02, runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, is 1 km from Handeni.

Population 30,905

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

All facts

fields

Country: Tanzania
Subdivision: Tanga
Coords: 5.42°S / 38.02°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

S Handeni Tanga 108,968 1.8 km

NE Magomeni Tanga 8,944 23.1 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Chanika?: 30,905 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chanika in?: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Which country is Chanika in?: Tanzania (TZ).
How far is Chanika from Dodoma?: About 266 km.
Does Chanika have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Tanzania?: English.
What currency is used in Tanzania?: Tanzanian Shilling.
How many cities are in Tanzania?: 320 on record.
Which admin region is Chanika in?: Tanga.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/160592

{
  "data": {
    "id": 160592,
    "name": "Chanika",
    "ascii_name": "Chanika",
    "country_code": "TZ",
    "population": 30905,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Dar_es_Salaam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -5.41667,
    "longitude": 38.01667
  }
}

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comparatives

3.5x smaller than Handeni.
1 km from Handeni.
Same timezone (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) as 319 other cities in Tanzania.