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Also known as Porto Amelia

city in Mozambique

Key facts

Country
Mozambique
Provinces
Cabo Delgado Province
Total
19.79 km (7.64 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Density
10,200/km (26,420/sq mi)
Area code
(+258) 272
Climate
Aw

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Pemba
Country
Mozambique
Official language
Makonde
Population
141316
Area
19790000
Elevation
30
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Pemba Bay (5092988538).jpg
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twinned administrative body
Aveiro
Commons category
Pemba
inception
1904-00-00
native label
Pemba
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Encyclopedic overview

Pemba [ˈpẽbɐ] is a port city and district in Mozambique. It is the capital and largest city of the Cabo Delgado province and lies on a peninsula in Pemba Bay, the third largest in Africa. It is located northeast of Maputo, Mozambique's capital.

Pemba is known as a prime destination for water sport and diving enthusiasts due to the bay and coral reef that surrounds the city. Whales, sunfish, sea turtles, and other various oceanic wildlife are known to frequent Pemba's coast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pemba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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