Bilene, also known as Praia do Bilene, is a town in southern
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
, lying 140 kilometres northeast of
Maputo
Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...
in the province of
Gaza.
Lonely Planet Guide to Mozambique
Fitzpatrick, Mary, 2007, p.80, Retrieved on June 14, 2008 It is known as a beach resort
A seaside resort is a city, town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements such as in t ...
, lying on the Mozambique Channel
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. Noted for its calm and clear lagoon, the Uembje Lagoon, giving way to the pounding Indian Ocean beyond tall dunes, it is reported to be the closest beach destination to the city of Johannesburg
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in neighboring South Africa
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.
Transportation
The town has an airport called Bilene Airport, currently disused.
Tourism
Popular tourist activities in Bilene include sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, snorkelling, paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or in a cocoon-like 'pod' suspended be ...
and kite surfing.
See also
* Clube do Bilene
References
Bilene Macia District
Populated places in Gaza Province
Mozambique Channel
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