Pangaimotu (Vavaʻu)

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Pangaimotu Island
Island
Pangaimotu (Vava`u)
Coordinates: 18°41′S174°00′W / 18.683°S 174.000°W / -18.683; -174.000
Country Tonga
State Vava'u
Group Vava'u Group
CapitalPangaimotu
Area
  Total
9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
696
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)

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

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