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Key facts
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Capital
- Luganville
- Total
- 4,248 km (1,640 sq mi)
- Density
- 14.47/km (37.47/sq mi)
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- Area
- 4248
- Elevation
- 933
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- inception
- 1994-00-00
- Commons category
- Pacific saury dishes of Japan
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15°20′S 166°45′E / 15.333°S 166.750°E / -15.333; 166.750
Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo. The province spans an area of 4,248 square kilometres (1,640 sq mi) and has its capital in Luganville, Vanuatu's second-largest city. Named as a portmanteau of Santo and Malo, Sanma is geologically among the oldest parts of the archipelago and includes Mount Tabwemasana, the highest peak in the country. According to the national 2020 census, Sanma had a population of 61,458. The local economy is primarily based on subsistence agriculture and fishing, with cacao, copra, and kava as key cash crops.