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Fomboni (population approximately 19,000) is the fifth-largest city in the Comoros. It is also the capital and largest city on the Autonomous Island of Mohéli, of which it makes up more than one third of the population. Characterized as quiet, it is home to an old market and a jetty.

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Place details

Locality
فومبوني Fomboni
Region
موهيلي Mohéli
Country
Comores Komori جزر القمر
Population
17,291
Timezone
Indian/Comoro

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Fomboni
Settlement.image_skyline
Fomboni-Ship.jpg
Settlement.caption
The ship Île de Mohéli in the port of Fomboni in May 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map
Comoros
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Fomboni on the island of Mohéli
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Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Island
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mohéli
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
18277
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
Eastern Africa Time
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.area_code
269

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Fomboni-Ship.jpg
Dialing code
269
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Fomboni
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Fomboni
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Fomboni (population approximately 19,000) is the fifth-largest city in the Comoros. It is also the capital and largest city on the Autonomous Island of Mohéli, of which it makes up more than one third of the population. Characterized as quiet, it is home to an old market and a jetty.

Fomboni is the namesake of the 2001 Comorian Constitution, so-called the "Fomboni Accords".

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