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 (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 ...

* Pentecost 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

References

External links

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