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Lenakel | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 19°32′S169°16′E / 19.533°S 169.267°E | |
Country | Vanuatu |
Province | Tafea Province |
Island | Tanna |
Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT) |
Lenakel is the largest town on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It has a population of 1,473. [1]
It is located on the west coast of the island near the administrative capital of Isangel and serves as a major port of entry.
It is the center of the Lenakel language, one of the five Tanna languages native to the island; Vanuatu's official tongue, the English creole Bislama is spoken as well.
Climate data for Lenakel (1998–2008) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.2 (82.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.6 (69.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 175.8 (6.92) | 184.9 (7.28) | 209.7 (8.26) | 175.5 (6.91) | 81.3 (3.20) | 72.2 (2.84) | 59.3 (2.33) | 50.8 (2.00) | 51.2 (2.02) | 55.4 (2.18) | 64.8 (2.55) | 76.7 (3.02) | 1,257.6 (49.51) |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 130 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization [2] |
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