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Inhassoro | |
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 Sunset at Inhassoro, Mozambique | |
  Inhassoro Location within Mozambique | |
| Coordinates: 21°32′S 35°12′E / 21.533°S 35.200°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Inhambane Province |
| District | Inhassoro District |
| Population (2007 census) | |
• Total | 11,297 |
Inhassoro is a small fishing port in Inhassoro District of Inhambane Province in Mozambique. The town has 11,297 inhabitants[citation needed] and is located on the Indian Ocean coast along the EN1 highway.[1]
Inhassoro, which looks out at Bazaruto and Santa Carolina or Paradise Island is a developing tourist town.[2] The population of Inhassoro is growing steadily as a result of the increase in tourism. Several old hotels date back to colonial times.[3]
The bay off Inhassaro is popular with scuba divers with the reefs and the area is a seasonal home to many species of dolphin, turtle, the rare and endangered dugong or sea cow, whale sharks, manta rays and humpback whales.
References
[edit]- ↑ www.inhassoro.org Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
- ↑ www.bazaruto.org Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
- ↑ www.go2africa.com, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
21°32′S 35°12′E / 21.533°S 35.200°E
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