Moroni, Comoros

Moroni موروني Mūrūnī
(from top: left to right) Moroni in early July 2008, Mosque in Moroni, Moroni Catholic Church and Itsandra beach.
Moroni Location of Moroni on the island of Grande Comore
Coordinates: 11°41′56″S 43°15′22″E / 11.699°S 43.256°E / -11.699; 43.256
Country	Comoros
Island	Grande Comore
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	111,326
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Eastern Africa Time)
Area code	269

Moroni (French pronunciation: [mɔʁɔni]; Arabic: موروني, romanized: Mūrūnī) is the largest city, federal capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Moroni means "at the river" (mroni in Shingazidja). Moroni is the capital of the semi-autonomous island of Ngazidja, the largest of the three main islands of the republic. The city's estimated population in 2003 was 41,557 residents.^[1] Moroni, which lies along the Route Nationale 1, has a port and several mosques such as the Badjanani Mosque.