Tangoa | |
|---|---|
  Tangoa Location in Vanuatu | |
| Coordinates: 15°35′S166°59′E / 15.59°S 166.99°E | |
| Country |  Vanuatu |
| Province | Sanma Province |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 394 |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT) |
Tangoa is an island in Vanuatu, in the Pacific Ocean. It is located off the southern coast of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province. The local inhabitants speak the Tangoa language. [1]
The Teachers' Training Institute (later renamed the Tangoa Training Institute) operated on the island from 1895 to 1970, [2] when the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu established a Presbyterian Bible College there. This operated from 1971 to 1986, when it merged with the Aulua Theological Training Centre to form the Talua Ministry Training Centre. [3]
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The South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges (SPAEC) was an association of independent evangelical Bible colleges that operated from 1969 until the end of 2018. Colleges were located in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Zealand.
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Tangoa, or Leon Tatagoa, is an Oceanic language spoken on Tangoa Island, south of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. The community was an early settlement for Christian missionaries, leading to its use as a lingua franca in the area, having largely displaced the moribund Araki language spoken on Araki Island.
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