Penama

Penama Province

Penama Province

Province of Vanuatu

Not to be confused with Panamá Province.

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

Penama in Vanuatu
Flag of Penama Province

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

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References

  1. [1]
    2009 Census Summary release final Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - Government of Vanuatu
  2. [2]
    "Global Volcanism Program | Ambae".

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