View source for Place:Pemba, Mozambique

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'''Pemba''' {{IPA-pt|ˈpẽbɐ|}} is a [[Engineering:Port|port]] city and district in Mozambique. It is the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado and lies on a [[Earth:Peninsula|peninsula]] in Pemba Bay.

The town was founded by the Niassa Company in 1904 as '''Porto Amélia''', after the Queen of Portugal, at the peninsula's northwestern tip and has grown around a [[Engineering:Port|port]].  The city is renowned for its Portuguese [[History:Colonial architecture|colonial architecture]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk4H6SQCGgY PORTO AMÉLIA-PEMBA], a film of Porto Amélia, Portuguese Mozambique</ref> It was renamed Pemba at the end of Portuguese rule, in 1975. The city's inhabitants are primarily Swahili, Makondes, Macuas and Mwanis.  Local languages that are spoken are Kimwani and Makhuwa, although [[Social:Portuguese language|Portuguese]] is widespread.

Pemba is also renowned as being a prime destination for water sport and diving enthusiasts as a [[Earth:Coral reef|coral reef]] lies close to the shore. It has increasingly become a tourist destination, particularly for upper-middle-class Mozambicans and South Africans. There are now 5 flights a week from Johannesburg to Pemba, several hotels, restaurants, and other forms of entertainment. In the centre of Pemba, there is an authentic local market or souk, where arts and crafts, as well as traditional [[Chemistry:Silver|silver]]ware can be bought. Pemba is the closest major city and airport for those who wish to visit the Quirimbas Islands and Quirimbas National Park.

== History ==
Pemba is taking refugees in the aftermath of the Battle of Palma.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-29|title=Isis claims deadly attack in northern Mozambique|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/29/isis-claims-deadly-attack-in-northern-mozambique|access-date=2021-03-30|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

==International relations==
Pemba is twinned with:

*{{flagicon|PRT}} Aveiro, Portugal
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Reggio Emilia, Italy

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Population<ref name=wg>{{cite web |url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153 |title=Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population|access-date=2008-06-18 |work=World Gazetteer }}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| 1997 census
| 84,897
|-
| 2007 census
| 138,716
|-
| 2017 census
| 201,846
|}

== Port ==

Pemba is a potential site for a deepwater port.<ref>[http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1975&Itemid=35 Railways Africa - UPGRADING PORT AT PEMBA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Municipality ==
The municipality of Pemba covers 100&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and recorded 201,846 people in the 2017 census.  The actual settlement, however, is mostly just the tip facing into the bay, with most of the land undeveloped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/php/mozambique-admin.php|title = Mozambique: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>

==Climate==
Pemba has a [[Earth:Tropical savanna climate|tropical savanna climate]] ([[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw''). Temperatures fluctuate little throughout the year due to the city's tropical location and closeness to the equator. It has only two seasons. The wet season is from December to April and brings heavy but reliable rainfall, the wettest month typically being March with an average rainfall of {{convert|202.2|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}. Conversely, the dry season stretches from May to November and brings marginally cooler temperatures, sunny skies, and very little rain, the driest month typically being September with an average rainfall of {{convert|2.2|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}. Humidity is very high during the wet season, averaging 80-90%, but is much lower in the dry season. The warmest months are January and February and the coolest is July.
{{Weather box
|location = Pemba, Mozambique
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|Jan record high C = 34.5
|Feb record high C = 34.5
|Mar record high C = 36.0
|Apr record high C = 33.4
|May record high C = 33.5
|Jun record high C = 31.5
|Jul record high C = 30.6
|Aug record high C = 31.8
|Sep record high C = 33.4
|Oct record high C = 33.6
|Nov record high C = 35.2
|Dec record high C = 35.7
|year record high C = 36.0
|Jan high C = 30.8
|Feb high C = 30.9
|Mar high C = 30.8
|Apr high C = 30.4
|May high C = 29.5
|Jun high C = 28.3
|Jul high C = 27.7
|Aug high C = 27.8
|Sep high C = 28.7
|Oct high C = 29.5
|Nov high C = 30.4
|Dec high C = 30.8
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 27.0
|Feb mean C = 27.0
|Mar mean C = 26.8
|Apr mean C = 26.2
|May mean C = 24.9
|Jun mean C = 23.5
|Jul mean C = 22.9
|Aug mean C = 23.7
|Sep mean C = 24.3
|Oct mean C = 25.5
|Nov mean C = 26.7
|Dec mean C = 27.1
|Jan low C = 23.2
|Feb low C = 23.1
|Mar low C = 22.8
|Apr low C = 22.0
|May low C = 20.3
|Jun low C = 18.6
|Jul low C = 18.2
|Aug low C = 19.6
|Sep low C = 19.8
|Oct low C = 21.6
|Nov low C = 23.0
|Dec low C = 23.5
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = 21.5
|Feb record low C = 21.4
|Mar record low C = 21.7
|Apr record low C = 20.0
|May record low C = 18.3
|Jun record low C = 16.9
|Jul record low C = 16.9
|Aug record low C = 16.5
|Sep record low C = 18.5
|Oct record low C = 20.0
|Nov record low C = 21.5
|Dec record low C = 21.4
|year record low C = 16.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 146.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 156.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 202.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 122.0
|May precipitation mm = 32.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 15.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 11.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 7.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 2.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 11.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 41.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 124.5
|year precipitation mm = 872.8
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 11.0
|Feb precipitation days = 10.4
|Mar precipitation days = 12.6
|Apr precipitation days = 9.4
|May precipitation days = 3.2
|Jun precipitation days = 2.4
|Jul precipitation days = 1.6
|Aug precipitation days = 1.2
|Sep precipitation days = 0.6
|Oct precipitation days = 1.5
|Nov precipitation days = 3.6
|Dec precipitation days = 8.4
|year precipitation days = 65.9
|Jan humidity = 80
|Feb humidity = 82
|Mar humidity = 81
|Apr humidity = 76
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 72
|Jul humidity = 71
|Aug humidity = 71
|Sep humidity = 72
|Oct humidity = 73
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 77
|year humidity = 75
|Jan sun = 201.5
|Feb sun = 175.2
|Mar sun = 201.5
|Apr sun = 216.0
|May sun = 238.7
|Jun sun = 225.0
|Jul sun = 226.3
|Aug sun = 260.4
|Sep sun = 261.0
|Oct sun = 288.3
|Nov sun = 276.0
|Dec sun = 232.5
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|Jand sun = 6.5
|Febd sun = 6.2
|Mard sun = 6.5
|Aprd sun = 7.2
|Mayd sun = 7.7
|Jund sun = 7.5
|Juld sun = 7.3
|Augd sun = 8.4
|Sepd sun = 8.7
|Octd sun = 9.3
|Novd sun = 9.2
|Decd sun = 7.5
|yeard sun = 7.7
|source 1 = [[Organization:World Meteorological Organization|World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMO>{{cite web
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=120
| title = World Weather Information Service–Pemba
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = April 19, 2017}}</ref>
|source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes, humidity and sun)<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_672150_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Pemba (Porto Amélia) / Mosambik
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = April 19, 2017}}</ref>

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==See also==
* Pemba Airport
* Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)
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== References ==
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