Bilene
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Bilene, also known as Praia do Bilene, is a town in southern Mozambique, lying 140 kilometres northeast of Maputo in the province of Gaza. It is a popular beach resort on the Mozambique Channel, noted for its calm and clear waters of Uembje Lagoon, which is separated from the open Indian Ocean by a line of high sand dunes. Bilene is often described as the closest beach destination to the city of Johannesburg in neighboring South Africa.
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It sits within the topics Bilene Macia District, Mozambique Channel and Populated places in Gaza Province.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Praia de Bilene
- Region
- Gaza
- Country
- Moçambique
- Population
- 9,235
- Timezone
- Africa/Maputo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bilene
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bilene (5334764408).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Beach of Praia de Bilene, Mozambique
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mozambique
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Provinces
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gaza Province
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Mozambique
- Located in
- Bilene Macia District
- Image
- Praia de Bilene (4262115148).jpg
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- Commons category
- Praia do Bilene
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Transportation
- Tourism
- See also
- References
Bilene, also known as Praia do Bilene, is a town in southern Mozambique, lying 140 kilometres northeast of Maputo in the province of Gaza. It is a popular beach resort on the Mozambique Channel, noted for its calm and clear waters of Uembje Lagoon, which is separated from the open Indian Ocean by a line of high sand dunes. Bilene is often described as the closest beach destination to the city of Johannesburg in neighboring South Africa.
==Transportation== The town has an airport called Bilene Airport, currently disused.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bilene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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