Map of Wete, Tanzania

Wete is the administrative centre of Pemba North, Tanzania, with a population of about 35,951. It lies at 5.0559°S, 39.7294°E. Wete is about 459 km (285 mi) east of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chake Chake, 22 km to the south.

Wete at a glance

Where is Wete?

• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Wete

• Chake Chake — 22 km south
• Tanga — 70 km west
• Ukunda — 87 km north, Kenya
• Mombasa — 112 km north, Kenya
• Zanzibar — 137 km southwest
• Lushoto — 163 km west
• Bagamoyo — 179 km southwest
• Dar es Salaam — 203 km south
• Kibaha — 210 km southwest
• Chalinze — 233 km southwest

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Dar es Salaam — 5,383,728
• Mwanza — 1,104,521
• Dodoma — 765,179
• Zanzibar — 709,809
• Arusha — 617,631
• Mbeya — 541,603
• Morogoro — 471,409
• Kahama — 453,654
• Tanga — 393,429
• Geita — 318,006

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.