Nioumachoua
| Nyumashiwa Nioumachoua |
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 22 ′ S , 43 ° 43 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Comoros | ||
| Mohéli | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | KM-M | ||
| Residents | 3400 (2012) | ||
Nioumachoua (also: Niomachoi , Nioumachoi , Nioumachoua , Nioumgchoi , Numa Choa , Nyumashiwa ) is the second largest town on the island of Mohéli in the island state of Comoros in the Indo-Pacific .
geography
Nioumachoua is located on a headland on the south coast of Moheli. After Fomboni capital of the island does not have a direct way, although the straight line is only about 8 km. The development of the place is concentrated at the tip of the peninsula, while the bays that surround the peninsula, including Port Nioumachoua , have a mangrove belt . The place is known for the islets that stretch south in the sea, the so-called Îlots de Nyumashiwa . Since they were placed under protection as Parc marin de Mohéli , the islands' famous white beaches have mainly been used for tourism.
The islets of Nyumashiwa
There are eight large Îlots de Nyumashiwa and several small rocky islets that form part of a strongly jagged mountain range. The islands stretch like fingers from north to south. shissiwa is the name for "island".
The most famous islands are: Shisiwa Wenefu , Shisiwa Mbuzi (Shisiwa Bwanaidi), Shisiwa Manyuny (Shisiwa Madi Bacar), Shisiwa Kandzoni .
literature
- Claude Chanudet; Jean-Aimé Rakotoarisoa: Mohéli, une île des Comores à la recherche de son identité. L'Harmattan, Paris 2000. ISBN 2-738-48736-X online
- Foued Laroussi, Fabien Liénard: Plurilinguisme, politique linguistique et éducation: Quels éclairages pour Mayotte? Collection Dyalang, ISSN 1292-1211. (Publication Univ Rouen Havre) 2011: 22 ISBN 2877755304 , 9782877755306
Web links
- http://www.malango-comores.fr/mohéli/nioumachoua
- Salim Hatubou presented "Mohéli ou le destin conté du Djumbé Fatima". au CNDRS December 13, 2014.
- km.geoview.info