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Coordinates: 12°16′48″S 043°44′33″E / 12.28000°S 43.74250°E / -12.28000; 43.74250
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[[Image:KM-Moheli-Fomboni.png|thumb|right|175px|Location of Fomboni on the island of Mohéli]]
'''Fomboni''' (population 15,000) is the third largest city in the [[Comoros]]. It is also the capital and largest city on the island of [[Mohéli]].


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'''Fomboni''' (population approximately 19,000) is the third-largest city in the [[Comoros]]. It is also the capital and largest city on the island and the Autonomous Island of [[Mohéli]], of which it makes up more than one third of the population. Characterized as quiet, it is home to an old [[market (place)|market]] and a [[jetty]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lonelyplanet.com/comoros/moheli/fomboni | title = Fomboni | publisher = LonelyPlanet.com}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 29 May 2024

Not to be confused with the settlement in Grande Comore named Foumbouni.
Fomboni
The ship Île de Mohéli in the port of Fomboni in May 2008
The ship Île de Mohéli in the port of Fomboni in May 2008
Fomboni is located in Comoros
Fomboni
Fomboni
Location of Fomboni on the island of Mohéli
Coordinates: 12°16′48″S 043°44′33″E / 12.28000°S 43.74250°E / -12.28000; 43.74250 [1]
Country Comoros
IslandMohéli
Population
 (2012)
 • Total18,277
Time zoneUTC+3 (Eastern Africa Time)
Area code269

Fomboni (population approximately 19,000) is the third-largest city in the Comoros. It is also the capital and largest city on the island and the Autonomous Island of Mohéli, of which it makes up more than one third of the population. Characterized as quiet, it is home to an old market and a jetty.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Fomboni: Comoros". Geographic.org.
  2. ^ "Fomboni". LonelyPlanet.com.
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