[3] The late John Magufuli, who used to be as President of Tanzania from 2015—2021, was born in Chato.

The paved truck road T4 (from Mwanza to Bukoba) passes through southern part of the Chao district.

The annual rainfall in Chato District is adequate for crops, being between 700 and 1,000 millimetres (28 and 39 in) per year.

Common crops for local consumption are bananas, beans, maize, cassavas, and sweet potatoes.

Commercial farming is not well developed, but cotton, sunflower, tobacco and coffee are grown for sale.