Pangaimotu (Vavaʻu)

Pangaimotu Island
Pangaimotu Island
Island
	Coordinates: 18°41′S174°00′W / 18.683°S 174.000°W
Country	Tonga
State	Vava'u
Group	Vava'u Group
Capital	Pangaimotu
Area
• Total	9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	696
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)

Last updated September 21, 2025

Pangaimotu is an island in the Vava'u Group of Tonga. It is reachable by a 5-minute boat trip from Neiafu, the capital of Vava'u.^[1] The population is 696.^[2] Tonga's first woman pilot, Silva McLeod was born here.^[3]

References

↑ Gill, B. J. (1990). "Records of Wildlife from Tonga, Especially Vavaʻu". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 27: 165–173. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906405. Wikidata Q58677395.
↑ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
↑ Krishnamurthi, Sri (2023-05-10). "Fantasy like Moana? 'No, I just wanted to tell my story,' says Tongan pilot | Asia Pacific Report" . Retrieved 2025-01-14.

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[1] Gill, B. J. (1990). "Records of Wildlife from Tonga, Especially Vavaʻu". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 27: 165–173. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906405. Wikidata Q58677395.

[2021census-2] "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[:2-3] Krishnamurthi, Sri (2023-05-10). "Fantasy like Moana? 'No, I just wanted to tell my story,' says Tongan pilot | Asia Pacific Report" . Retrieved 2025-01-14.

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