Nioumachoua

Nioumachoua is the second-largest town in . In the south of the island, it is the base to explore Moheli Natural Park.
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  • Type: Town with 2,690 residents
  • Description: city on the island of Moheli, Comoros
  • Also known as: Niomachoi”, “Nioumachoi”, “Nioumgchoi”, “Numa Choa”, and “Nyumashiwa

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ndrondroni.

Town
is a town located on the island of in the . The town received international attention in December 2012, when cases of the rare chelonitoxism foodborne illness left three residents dead and 30 ill. is situated 4½ km northwest of Nioumachoua.

Nioumachoua

Latitude
-12.3645° or 12° 21′ 52″ south
Longitude
43.7179° or 43° 43′ 4″ east
Population
2,690
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
5HV5JPP9+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2317482092
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
921745
Wiki­data ID
Q3342090
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Nioumachoua” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نيوماشيوا
  • Arabic: نيومشوا
  • Bulgarian: Ниоумачоуа
  • Cebuano: Nioumachoua
  • Dutch: Nioumachoua
  • Egyptian Arabic: نيوماشيوا
  • French: Nioumachioi
  • French: Nioumachoua
  • French: Nioumgchoi
  • French: Numa Choa
  • French: Nyumashiwa
  • German: Nioumachoua
  • German: Nioumgchoi
  • German: Numa Choa
  • German: Nyumashiwa
  • Italian: Nioumachoua
  • Japanese: ニウマシュア
  • Polish: Nioumachoua
  • Romanian: Nioumachoua
  • Russian: Ньюмашува
  • Spanish: Nioumachoua
  • Swedish: Nioumachoua

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Nioumachoua”. Photo: Daryl Wallace, CC BY-SA 2.0.