Ifira
 A view on Ifira from Vila Bay (2011). | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°45′00″S168°17′00″E/ 17.75000°S 168.28333°E |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu |
| Area | 0.51 km2(0.20 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Shefa Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 721 (2015) |
Ifirais an offshore island ofEfate,located inShefa ProvinceofVanuatuin the Pacific Ocean.[1]
Geography
[edit]Ifira lies off the coast of Efate Island inVilaharbour. Ifira spans about 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the north to the south and 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the east to the west. The newly completed Lapetasi International Container Terminal is situated on the island.[2]The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 20 metres (66 ft).[3]
Population
[edit]As of 2015, the official local population was 721 people in 146 households.[4]Local people speak theMele-Ifira language(or Ifira-Mele), which is aPolynesian languagealso spoken inMeleand Efate.
References
[edit]- ^"Ifira Island".Geoview.Retrieved7 August2018.
- ^"Vanuatu chief wins right to run container port".Radio New Zealand.18 June 2018.Retrieved7 August2018.
- ^"Ifira Island".Mapcarta.Retrieved7 August2018.
- ^"2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands"(PDF).Vanuatu National Statistics Office.Retrieved6 August2018.
