Penama 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

NamePopulationArea
Ambae10,407398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Maewo3,569269 km2 (104 sq mi)
Pentecost16,843490 km2 (190 sq mi)

References

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