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
Sunset at Inhassoro, Mozambique
Sunset at Inhassoro, Mozambique
Inhassoro is located in Mozambique
Inhassoro
Inhassoro
Coordinates: 21°32′S 35°12′E / 21.533°S 35.200°E / -21.533; 35.200
Country Mozambique
ProvincesInhambane Province
DistrictInhassoro District
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total11,297

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

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  1. ^ www.inhassoro.org Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
  2. ^ www.bazaruto.org Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
  3. ^ www.go2africa.com, Retrieved on June 15, 2008

21°32′S 35°12′E / 21.533°S 35.200°E / -21.533; 35.200