Fomboni
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 17 ′ S , 43 ° 45 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Comoros | ||
| Mohéli | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | KM-M | ||
| Residents | 18,277 (2012) | ||
Fomboni is the third largest city in the Comoros with 18,277 inhabitants (as of 2012) . It is located on the north coast of the island of Mohéli , whose main and most populous city it is, protected by an offshore coral reef. In good weather conditions there is a line of sight to the other main islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan .
The cityscape is characterized by simple, one-story houses along the nameless main street. The city has the only airport on the island, a small port with a simple shipyard on the beach, a post office, a bank, a covered market in the style of a mosque, a state primary school, a hotel, a pharmacy, a gas station, and a branch of the Alliance française , a soccer field and a few smaller shops and hostels.
Population development
- 1980: 5,400
- 1991: 8,615
- 2003: 13,300
- 2005: 14,966
- 2008: 16,041
- 2010: 17,130
- 2012: 18,277
Personalities
- Ibrahim Aboubacar (* 1965), French politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf.Emandern-nach.net : Moheli - Dense primeval forests and diver's paradise .
- ↑ a b See Dilag Tours: Madagascar Lexicon , Comoros: Mohéli (PDF, 1.45 MB).
- ↑ See LonelyPlanet: Introducing Fomboni .
- ^ John Wright: The New York Times Almanac 2002 , p. 549.
- ↑ Stefan Helders, World Gazetteer , cited above. n. Taylor & Francis Group: Europa World Year, Book 1, p. 1253.