Buninga Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.[1][2]

Buninga
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Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates17°2′S 168°35′E / 17.033°S 168.583°E / -17.033; 168.583
ArchipelagoVanuatu
Highest elevation209 m (686 ft)
Administration
ProvinceShefa Province
Demographics
Population112 (2015)

Geography

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Buninga Island lies 2 km south-west of Tongariki Island. The island is 1.5 km in diameter.[3] The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 209 metres.[4]

Population

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As of 2015, the official local population was 112 people in 23 households.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Buninga: Vanuatu". Geographic Names. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Shepherd Islands". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Shepherd group of islands". Vanuatu Islands Travel Info. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Buninga Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 August 2018.