Penama is one of the six provinces of

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

, located in the northeast of the country and consisting of three major islands: *

Ambae Ambae Island, also known as Aoba, Omba, Oba, or Opa and formerly Lepers’ Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near , approximately north-northwest of Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila. History First ...

(or Aoba) *

Maewo Maewo (; formerly ''Aurora Island'') is an island in Vanuatu in Penama province, 105 km to the east of Espiritu Santo. It is 47 km long, and 6 km wide, with an area of 269 km2. Its highest point is 795 m above sea le ...

Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christianity, Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles in the Ne ...

The name Penama is derived from the initial letters of PENtecost, Ambae and MAewo.

Population

It has a population of 30,819 (2009 census) people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is

Saratamata Saratamata is the capital of Penama Province of the island country of Vanuatu.Saratamata ca. 150 m

on Ambae, but there are plans to move the capital to a different island due to a volcanic eruption

Islands

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* Provinces of Vanuatu States and territories established in 1994 {{Vanuatu-geo-stub