Wete
{{Short description|Capital of North Pemba Region, Tanzania}}
File:Pemba Wete city map1a.jpg
File:Market in Wete, Pemba Island, Tanzania.JPG
Wete{{GEOnet2|32FA88191E863774E0440003BA962ED3|Wete (Approved)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. It is the capital of Pemba North Region, as well as the administrative seat for Wete District. It lies on the west side of the north part of the island. The town has a population of 35,951 (2022 census).[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities & urban localities in Tanzania
To the southwest of Wete Harbour, about a kilometre away, is the small island of Matambwe, site of Swahili ruins of a medieval town called Mtambwe Kuu.{{Cite book|author=Finke, Jens|year=2010|title=The Rough Guide to Zanzibar|publisher=Penguin|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=sIpmuWQlvxMC&pg=PT346 here]}}
The harbor at Wete was a major port-of-entry for Pemba;{{Cite book|author=Gabe, Hans|year=1969|title=African harbour pilot|series=Hans Gade's Harbour Pilots|edition=second|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Hans Gade's Harbour Pilots Succ.|page=390|oclc=97456}} however, in recent years it has been mostly superseded by Mkoani.{{Cite book|author=Fitzpatrick, Mary|year=2009|title=East Africa|location=Footscray, Victoria, Australia|publisher=Lonely Planet|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3e8P7XvcokC&pg=PA144 144]|isbn=978-1-74104-769-1}}
Climate
Wete has a tropical climate, milder than Tanzania's mainland or Unguja island. This climate is classified as a tropical monsoon climate (Am) by the Köppen system. The average temperature in Wete is {{convert|25.5|°C|°F|disp=or}}. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|1,714|mm|in|0|disp=or}}. The monthly average temperatures are usually between {{convert|23.6|and|27.2|°C|°F|1}}. There are two rainy seasons, with most rainfall coming between March and June and smaller rain season occurring between November and December. Drier months are January and February, plus a longer drier season between July and October.
{{Weather box
|location = Wete
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 30.8
|Feb high C = 31.5
|Mar high C = 31.7
|Apr high C = 30.1
|May high C = 28.8
|Jun high C = 28.5
|Jul high C = 27.8
|Aug high C = 28.0
|Sep high C = 28.8
|Oct high C = 29.6
|Nov high C = 30.1
|Dec high C = 30.7
|year high C = 29.7
|Jan mean C = 26.7
|Feb mean C = 27.1
|Mar mean C = 27.2
|Apr mean C = 26.4
|May mean C = 25.2
|Jun mean C = 24.5
|Jul mean C = 23.7
|Aug mean C = 23.6
|Sep mean C = 24.1
|Oct mean C = 24.9
|Nov mean C = 25.7
|Dec mean C = 26.5
|year mean C = 25.5
|Jan low C = 22.7
|Feb low C = 22.7
|Mar low C = 22.8
|Apr low C = 22.7
|May low C = 21.7
|Jun low C = 20.5
|Jul low C = 19.6
|Aug low C = 19.2
|Sep low C = 19.4
|Oct low C = 20.2
|Nov low C = 21.4
|Dec low C = 22.4
|year low C = 21.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 66
|Feb rain mm = 51
|Mar rain mm = 134
|Apr rain mm = 410
|May rain mm = 378
|Jun rain mm = 121
|Jul rain mm = 80
|Aug rain mm = 50
|Sep rain mm = 37
|Oct rain mm = 92
|Nov rain mm = 181
|Dec rain mm = 114
|source 1 = Climate-Data.ORG{{cite web
| url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/26482/| title = Wete | accessdate = July 26, 2017}}
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{{Coord|5|03|24|S|39|43|41|E|region:TZ_type:city|display=title}}
Category:Regional capitals in Tanzania
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