Maéwo
| Maéwo | |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | New Hebrides |
| Geographical location | 15 ° 10 ′ S , 168 ° 10 ′ E |
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| length | 56 km |
| width | 5 km |
| surface | 303 km² |
| Highest elevation | Tawoutkararo 811 m |
| Residents | 3569 (November 16, 2009) 12 inhabitants / km² |
Maéwo (also: Aurora ) is an island in the Southwest Pacific New Hebrides and part of the island republic of Vanuatu . It is one of the three main islands of the Penama province and has an area of around 303 km².
Maéwo is 100 kilometers east of Espiritu Santo . The elongated 56 kilometers long and on average only five kilometers wide island is separated from its southern neighbor island Pentecôte by the Patterson Passage .
The island is hilly (up to 811 m high) and densely forested. Some settlements can be found on the coastal strip, such as Lakarere on the northeast coast. In 1979, 1822 people lived on Maéwo.
The largest villages, each with a population of at least 1000, are (from north to south):
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maewo: School Levels, Village Population, Health Facilities ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Map)
