Penama Province

Penama is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the northeast of the country and consisting of three major islands:

The name Penama is derived from the initial letters of PENtecost, Ambae and MAewo.

Population

It has a population of 30,819 (2009 census) ^[1] people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata on Ambae, but there are plans to move the capital to a different island due to a volcanic eruption ^[2]

Islands

Name	Population	Area in km²
Ambae	10,407	398
Maewo	3,569	269
Pentecost	16,843	490

References

^ 2009 Census Summary release final Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - Government of Vanuatu
^ "Global Volcanism Program | Ambae".

External links

Media related to Penama Province at Wikimedia Commons

15°30′S 168°00′E / 15.500°S 168.000°E / -15.500; 168.000

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[1] 2009 Census Summary release final Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - Government of Vanuatu

[2] "Global Volcanism Program | Ambae".

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