- Pemba, Mozambique
:"This article is about the capital of the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Pemba is also an island in
Tanzania and a small town inZambia .Infobox Settlement
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footnotes =Pemba is a
port city inMozambique . It is the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado and lies on apeninsula inPemba Bay .The town was founded by the
Niassa Company in 1904 as Porto Amélia, after a queen ofPortugal , at the peninsula's south western tip and has grown around aport . The city is renowned for its Portuguesecolonial architecture . [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk4H6SQCGgY PORTO AMÉLIA-PEMBA] , a film of Porto Amélia, Portuguese Mozambique] It was renamed Pemba at the end of Portuguese rule, in 1975.The city's inhabitants are primarily
Makonde s,Macuas andMwani s. The local language predominantly spoken is known asMacua , although Portuguese is widespread.In the centre of Pemba, there is an authentic local market or
Souk , wherearts and crafts , as well as traditionalsilverware can be bought.Pemba is also renowned as being a prime destination for
water sport anddiving enthusiasts as acoral reef lies close to the shore. Pemba has increasingly become a tourist destination, particularly for upper-middle class Mozambicans and South Africans. There is now a weekly flight from Johannesburg to Pemba, a five-star hotel, the Pemba Beach Hotel, restaurants, and other forms of entertainment.Demographics
Port
Pemba is a potential site for a deep water port. [ [http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1975&Itemid=35 Railways Africa - UPGRADING PORT AT PEMBA ] ]
External links
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Pemba Wikitravel on Pemba]
References
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