Praia de Bilene

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Praia de Bilene

Total population

151,911

Coordinates-25.28°, 33.25°

Demographic figures from INE Mozambique. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Mozambique

• Mpaka
  120.3 mi away
• Mahamba
  184.2 mi away
• Sekolong (Pitseng)
  410.7 mi away
• Tsoelike
  431.3 mi away
• Matsaneng (Ha Seqoma)
  443.8 mi away
• Motse-Mocha (Machekoaneng)
  451.9 mi away
• Ha Mofoka
  453.3 mi away
• Ha Mochekoane
  455.9 mi away
• Ha Khoane
  458.1 mi away
• Majoematso
  459.3 mi away
• Fakomo
  482 mi away
• Mokgomane
  499.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Praia de Bilene

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Blue Button

Porpita porpita

Seen 2026-08-12

Spotted Boxfish

Ostracion meleagris

Seen 2026-08-12

Pink Ghost Crab

Ocypode ryderi

Seen 2026-08-12

Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Cheilomenes sulphurea

Seen 2026-08-10

Yellow-eyed Puffer

Arothron immaculatus

Seen 2026-08-10

Red Forest Duiker

Cephalophorus natalensis

Seen 2026-08-09

Common Bluetail

Ischnura senegalensis

Seen 2026-06-15

Southern Banded Groundling

Brachythemis leucosticta

Seen 2026-06-15

Gold-banded Forester

Euphaedra neophron neophron

Seen 2026-06-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).