Penama Province

Penama in Vanuatu

Flag of Penama Province

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

Ambae (or Aoba)
Maewo
Pentecost

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
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External links[]

Media related to Penama Province at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 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

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